Poultry Anatomy
This part of a chicken’s skin, usually bright red, is located on top of its head.
What is the comb?
Chickens have a high body temperature. What is the average body temperature range for a healthy chicken?
Answer: What is 103–109 degrees Fahrenheit?
When you notice a small cut on a chicken, what is the first step in wound care?
What is cleaning the wound?
What part of a chicken’s digestive system grinds up food since it doesn’t have teeth?
Answer: What is the gizzard?
Unlike mammals, chickens don’t have sweat glands. How do they regulate their body temperature when they get too hot?
What is by panting and holding their wings away from their body?
True or False: It’s a good idea to keep an injured chicken in a separate area to prevent pecking from other chickens.
What is True?
chickens use lungs, ____, and ____ to breathe
what is bones, air sacs
A chickens weight is 10% _____
what is blood
Name a safe product you can use to clean a chicken’s wound.
What is saline solution, or warm water?
Chickens have excellent vision and can see more colors than humans, including this part of the light spectrum.
What is ultraviolet light?
A chickens life span is?
What is 5 - 11 years?
This is a material you might use to cover a chicken’s wound and keep it clean.
What is a bandage or gauze?
Chickens have hollow bones filled with air sacs to help them breathe efficiently. What is this type of bone structure called?
What is pneumatized (or pneumatic) bones?
A chickens muscle system is comprised of 3 types of muscles
what is smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscles.
This antiseptic, often found in first aid kits, can be safely used on a chicken’s wound to prevent infection.
What is iodine?