The Chicken Quizizz

What is a baby chicken called?

• Tweet

• Chick

• Chicken

• Peep

• Clutch

A chicken is one of the most widely domesticated fowl.

True or False?

• True

• False

How many feather's does the average chicken have?

• 3,000

• 7,000

• 5,000

• 11,000

Approximately how many eggs does an average hen lay in a year?

• 130

• 275

• 183

• 97

• 389

What is the average chicken's heart rate?

• 220 to 360 beats per minute

• 178 to 256 beats per minute

• 190 to 243 beats per minute

What is a spur?

• A small bubble on top of a chickens beak

• An extra lung that helps a chicken breath

• A stone in the back of a chickens inner throat

• A small shank bone that grows on the back of a chickens leg

• A extra toe only found on roosters

Answer explanation

A chicken spur is actually part of the shank bone that’s covered with a hard layer made of keratin; the same thing found in our fingernails and hair. Spurs are routinely found on roosters and they’re used for protection and fighting.

What is the tall spiked red thing on top of this rooster's head called?

• Comb

• Wattle

• Spur