Body Parts
How do you know what color egg a chicken lays based on their body?
Ear hole
The officer that runs the Club meetings is called
Who is the Club President?
What is the number of days to hatch a chicken?
21 days
The long feathers on the tail of a male chicken
What are sickle feathers
A breed of chickens that has a tuft of feathers on their head
Crested chickens
Up to how many eggs can a hen lay a year?
365 days
What is the 4H emblem
What is the 4-leaf clover?
Name 3 of the 9 types of combs
What are Single, Rose, Pea, V, Cushion, Buttercup, Strawberry, walnut, and carnation.
Chicken breed that has a floppy comb.
How do you tell when a hen is producing eggs?
Space between the pubic bones and keel bone (About 3 fingers) or how hard the abdomen is.
What is the 4H Motto
What is "To make the Best Better"
What deadly disease is carried in eggs when bacteria gets into the egg?
Salmonella Pullorum
Name 3 dual-purpose breeds.
Rhode Island Reds, Plymouth (Barred) Rock, Orpingtons, Australorps, Speckled Sussex, Isa Brown
At what age do hens typically start to produce eggs?
4-6 Months
The 4 H's in 4-H stand for
What is Head heart hands & health
What is scaly leg mites and how is it treated?
Mite that burrows under the scales and causes them to protrude outward. Treat with petroleum jelly.
How many primary and secondary feathers do chickens have?
10 Primary and 14-18 secondary.
Name two of the five chicken breeds that have five toes.
Faverolle, Houdan, Sultan, Silkie, and Dorking.
In what part of the hen’s reproductive tract is the shell produced?
Uterus or shell gland
The college that oversees Michigan 4H programs.
Michigan State University
Name 3 different disqualifications on a bird.
Crow's head, roach back, lopped comb, split tail, wry tail, squirrel tail, vulture hocks, duck foot, split wing, slipped wing, twisted feather.