Chicken Parts

A female chicken that is one year or older is known as a:

• Layer

• Hen

• Pullet

• Chick

A male chicken that is at least a year old (mature) is a:

• Broiler

• Rooster

• Cockerel

• Capon

A male chicken that is less than a year old is a:

• Broiler

• Rooster

• Cockerel

• Capon

A male chicken that has been CASTRATED at 4-8 months old is a:

• Broiler

• Rooster

• Cockerel

• Capon

The group name for all domesticated birds used for meat, eggs, or feathers

• chickens

• poultry

• turkeys

• birds

A baby chicken of either sex

• Capon

• Pullet

• Rooster

• Chick

What is the correct term for a mature male chicken?

• Rooster
• Capon
• Pullet
• Hen

What is the term for a young female chicken?

• Pullet

• Capon

• Chick

• Poult

Located on the head and used to circulate blood and cool the chicken

• wattle

• comb

• hock

• shank

located under the beak and used to circulate blood

• comb

• wattle

• breast

• hock