Vocab
What is a group of animals that share many of the same physical features; (in chickens it can be combs, skin colors, feather colors and patterns)
Breed
What tool is used to read the temperature of the incubator?
Thermometer
What is the purpose of the comb?
To regulate body temperature
Chickens were first discovered and domesticated thousands of years ago in what country?
Southeast Asia
This breed of chicken named after a spring holiday produces colorful eggs
Easter Egger
What is the definition of a pullet
A young female chicken less than a year old, does not lay eggs
Explain why it is not safe to mark the eggs with Sharpie. What should be used instead?
The chemicals will enter the egg through the pores, a pencil should be used.
What does the chalaza do?
It is the umbilical cord that holds the yolk in the center of the egg
What group of people discovered turkeys in America when they sailed here from England?
Pilgrims
The white part of the egg is also called the
albumin
A pocket of air that forms between the shell and the shell membrane at the large end of the egg as the egg cools after being laid is called?
Air cell
When incubating chicken eggs, what temperature should the incubator be?
99.5-102 degrees Fahrenheit
Where do the eggs exit from the hen?
The vent
Early pioneers and settlers sold _________ such as chicken meat, eggs, and cow's milk on their farmsteads. Eventually their farmstead businesses developed into town farmer's markets.
commodities
Named after a color, a body part, and something that produces a loud noise, this chicken is one of the most popular breeds among American farms
White Leghorn
The moist protective coating on a freshly laid eggs that partially seals the pores of the eggshell to prevent bacteria from entering the egg is called?
Bloom
The process of using a flashlight in a dark room to examine the inside of a fertile egg
Candling
The eggshell is made entirely of ______, an important mineral that strengthens our bones
Calcium
Chickens originally lived in the ______ in Southeast Asia
jungles
List natural behaviors of chickens, there are 5!
Dust bathing, nesting, perching, socializing, foraging
What is the meaning of Alektorophobia?
The fear of chickens
How many more days will it take to hatch the eggs?
13 more days
What is molting?
Tennessee is now ranked ______ in top broiler production in the nation
14th
List at least 3 reasons why a hen might stop laying eggs
Molting season, winter, sickness, old age