Poultry Terms

A broiler is for _____

• meat production

• laying eggs

What is a young female chicken that is being raised for laying eggs?

• cockerel

• layer

• pullet

• poult

True or False: A young turkey is called a gosling

• true

• false

A mature male turkey is called a ____.

• hen

• rooster

• tom

• poult

True or false: A group of geese that are not flying is called a gaggle.

• True

• False

Name one university that has a poultry science major

A mature male goose is called

• gosling

• gander

• tom

• capon