Into to Poultry

What do you call a mature female chicken?

• rooster

• heifer

• hen

• pullet

What is the correct definition of a cockerel?

• a young male chicken

• hen

• a young female

• rooster

What is vertical integration?

• owning one stage of the process

• a process in which multiple companies own 2 or more stages in the supply or value chain with a common management control

• a process in which a single company owns 2 or more stages in the supply or value chain with a common management control

Who is Jesse Jewell?

• the man who pioneered vertical integration into Georgia's poultry industry

• owner of chick fil a

• owner of Tyson foods

Where is the poultry capital of the world?

• Athens, GA

• Nacogdoches, TX

• Gainesville, GA

• I have no idea

What is the correct definition of a spent hen?

• A hen that is starting to lay eggs

• A hen that is no longer laying eggs

• A hen that is only producing an egg every 48 hours

• A hen that is producing an egg only every 4 days

What is the correct definition of incubate?

• To apply light to an egg to see its inside contents

• Providing concentrated feed to hens prior to laying

• To apply heat and humidity to eggs to make chicks hatch out

• All of the above

What is the correct definition of a broiler?

• A 5 to 8 week old chicken that is raised primarily for meat consumption

• An immature male chicken

• A chicken that is raised to lay eggs

• A mature female chicken

How many pounds of chicken does the average U.S. citizen eat per year?

• 54

• 96

• 156

• 25

what came first the chicken or the egg?

• The chicken!

• The egg!