Chicken vocab 1

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What is a hen?

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An adult female chicken.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a rooster? Lays eggs, Has a colorful comb and wattles, Is a young chicken, Is specifically raised for egg production

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Has a colorful comb and wattles

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What is a chick?

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A baby chicken.

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What is a pullet?

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A young female chicken not yet mature enough to lay eggs

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What is a broiler?

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A chicken raised specifically for meat production

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What is a layer?

Back

A female chicken raised to produce eggs.

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What is a bantam?

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A small breed of chicken

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What is a comb in chickens?

Back

A fleshy, red crest on top of a chicken's head

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What does it mean when a hen is broody?

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She wants to sit on her eggs and hatch them

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What is a clutch in terms of chickens?

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A group of eggs laid by a hen in one nesting period