WorksheetsPoultry Terminology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the correct definition of a broiler?
a)
A 6 to 7 week old chicken that is raised primarily for meat consumption.
b)
An immature male chicken
c)
A chicken that is raised to lay eggs
d)
A mature female chicken
2.
What is the correct definition of a pullet?
a)
A young male chicken
b)
A young female chicken
c)
A mature female chicken
d)
A hen that is no longer laying eggs
3.
What is the correct definition of candling?
a)
A mature male chicken
b)
Producing an egg
c)
To apply heat to an egg to make it hatch
d)
To examine the contents of an intact egg with the use of a light
4.
What is the correct definition of a layer?
a)
A mature female chicken that produces eggs.
b)
A young female chicken
c)
A chicken that is raised for meat consumption
d)
All of the above
5.
What is the correct definition of incubate?
a)
To apply light to an egg to see its inside contents
b)
Providing concentrated feed to hens prior to laying
c)
To apply heat and humidity to eggs to make chicks hatch out
d)
All of the above
6.
What is the correct definition of a hen?
a)
A mature female chicken
b)
A mature male chicken
c)
A castrated male chicken
d)
A young female chicken
7.
What is the correct definition of a capon?
a)
An adult intact male chicken
b)
A castrated male chicken
c)
A young female chicken
d)
A 6 to 7 week old chicken raised for meat production
8.
What is the correct definition of a rooster?
a)
A mature female chicken
b)
A chicken raised primarily for meat production
c)
A chicken raised primarily for egg production
d)
A mature male chicken
9.
What is the correct definition of a cockerel?
a)
A young female chicken
b)
A young male chicken
c)
An adult male chicken
d)
An adult female chicken
10.
What is the correct definition of a spent hen?
a)
A hen that is no longer laying eggs
b)
A hen that is starting to lay eggs
c)
A hen that is only producing an egg every 48 hours
d)
A hen that is producing an egg only every 4 days
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