Chicken vocab 1

What is a hen?

• A young female chicken not yet laying eggs

• An adult female chicken

• A small breed of chicken

• A chicken raised for meat production

Which of the following is a characteristic of a rooster?

• Lays eggs

• Has a colorful comb and wattles

• Is a young chicken

• Is specifically raised for egg production

What is a chick?

• An adult male chicken

• A small breed of chicken

• A baby chicken

• A chicken raised for meat

What is a pullet?

• A young female chicken not yet mature enough to lay eggs

• A chicken raised for meat production

• A small breed of chicken

• A group of eggs laid by a hen

What is a broiler?

• A chicken raised specifically for meat production

• A chicken raised specifically for egg production

• A small breed of chicken

• A group of eggs laid by a hen

What is a layer?

• A chicken raised specifically for meat production

• A small breed of chicken

• A female chicken raised to produce eggs

• A young female chicken not yet laying eggs

What is a bantam?

• A small breed of chicken

• A chicken raised for meat production

• A group of eggs laid by a hen

• A young female chicken not yet mature enough to lay eggs

What is a comb in chickens?

• A group of eggs laid by a hen

• A fleshy, red crest on top of a chicken's head

• A young female chicken not yet laying eggs

• A chicken raised specifically for meat production

What does it mean when a hen is broody?

• She wants to sit on her eggs and hatch them

• She is a young female chicken not yet laying eggs

• She is a small breed of chicken

• She is raised specifically for meat production

What is a clutch in terms of chickens?

• A small breed of chicken

• A group of eggs laid by a hen in one nesting period

• A chicken raised specifically for meat production

• A young female chicken not yet mature enough to lay eggs