6th Grade - The Poultry Industry

The category or type of chicken that is raised for meat in large barns called houses

• Broiler

• Layer

• Rhode Island Red

• Silkie

The category or type of chicken used to produce eggs for human consumption

• broiler

• layer

• fowl

• roaster

The __________ is the most popular laying breed in the United States producing a white egg.

• Andalusian

• Polish

• Rhode Island Red

• White Leghorn

__________ are Georgia's number one farm commodity.

• Broilers

• Blueberries

• Eggs

• Layers

Depending on breed, most hens lay an egg every __________.

• one to two days

• three to four days

• five to six days

• once a week

What environmental condition will determine when a hen will lay an egg?

• daylight

• humidity

• temperature

• wind

A hen must be exposed to a rooster to produce an egg.

• True

• False

Broilers are marketed at __________ weeks of age.

• three to four

• six to eight

• ten to twelve

• fourteen to sixteen

Hen begin producing eggs at __________ months old.

• two

• four

• six

• eight

The yellow portion of the egg that is a major source of vitamins, minerals, and fat

• albumen

• chalazae

• germinal disc

• yolk