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chickens

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 18hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is a female chicken called

a)

henester

b)

doe

c)

hen

d)

moe

2.

what is a male chicken called?

a)

henester

b)

buck

c)

Rooster

d)

rockster

3.

how long does it take for eggs to hatch?

a)

51 days

b)

100 days

c)

5 days

d)

21 days

4.

what is a new born chicken called?

a)

baby

b)

chick

c)

sittles

d)

chingles

5.

why do chickens peck their feathers off?

a)

Lack of protien in hens diet

b)

chicken is fustrated

c)

lack of water

d)

angry

6.

How much cold can a full grown survive?

a)

50 degrees

b)

20 degrees

c)

60 degrees

d)

75 degrees

7.

What temperature is best for chickens?

a)

65 degrees-75 degrees farinheight

b)

20 degrees-35 degrees farinheight

c)

100 degrees-110 degrees farinheight

d)

any

8.

What chicken lays blue eggs?

a)

auracauna

b)

black astrolourp

c)

easter egger

d)

buff orpingting

9.

How do you know what the gender is

a)

look at the feathers

b)

Look at the legs

c)

Don’t care about the gender

d)

Miss g

10.

How do chickens get out of the egg

a)

The person cuts the egg open

b)

They kick the shell

c)

They peck the shell with their beaks

d)

They don’t get out

11.

Hens lay

a)

eggs

b)

mammals

c)

chickens

d)

yells

12.

Roosters have pointed ___________ on their legs to help protect their families and themselves from anyone who might try to harm them.

a)

spikes

b)

claws

c)

talons

d)

spurs

13.

When a chicken is about to lay eggs, she will build a __________.

a)

nest

b)

house

c)

relationship

d)

soundcloud album

14.

Chickens in the wild come from the ____________ of Southeast Asia.

a)

zoos

b)

wild open spaces

c)

jungles

d)

backyard

15.

At night, chickens like to ________ in tree branches or on poles when they sleep.

a)

roost

b)

sleep

c)

fly

d)

swing

16.

When chickens are healthy and happy, the ___________ on the tops of their heads stand straight up.

a)

combs

b)

cones

c)

feathers

d)

fur

17.

__________ are the flaps of skin underneath the chickens beaks.

a)

Wattles

b)

Waddles

c)

Waffles

d)

Waddled

18.

When a hen gets "broody" that means

a)

feeling moody

b)

ready to lay eggs

c)

has already laid eggs

19.

An egg CAN develop into an embryo if it has NOT been fertilized.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Chickens are raised for ___________.

a)

their beaks

b)

meat and eggs

c)

feathers

21.

Chicken are land fowl. Fowl are _______.

a)

birds

b)

smelly feet

c)

a ball hit or kicked outside the baseline

22.

Combs and wattles are bright red because _________.

a)

people paint them

b)

they have rich blood supplies

c)

they are bleeding

23.

what do the chicks eat when they hatch?

a)

chicken food

b)

nothing they die

c)

the yolk

d)

the shell

24.

how many eggs can a chicken lay at a time

a)

2

b)

1

c)

10

d)

100

25.

what is that?

a)

backyard

b)

coop

c)

farm

d)

alley

26.

What is this chicken called?

a)

Puffy Chicken

b)

Silkie Chicken

c)

Soft Chicken

d)

Abdominal Chicken

27.

About How Many Eggs Can A Mother Hen Lay In A Year?

a)

About 100 Eggs A Year

b)

About 150 Eggs A Year

c)

About 200 Eggs A Year

d)

More Than 300 Eggs A Year

28.

Chickens Can Remember More Than 100 Faces A Year

a)

true

b)

false

29.

How Long Can A Chicken Live

a)

4-5 Years

b)

8-10 Years

c)

10-12 Years

d)

12-15 Years

30.

Chickens live in groups called (a)   .

31.

what sound do hens make?

a)

A clucking sound

b)

A snapping sound

c)

A cracking sound

d)

A barking sound

32.

where does the chickens come from?

a)

a rock

b)

An egg

c)

a tree

d)

the sky

33.

What breed of Chicken is this

a)

Plymouth Rock

b)

Leghorn

c)

Rhode Island Red

d)

Quail

34.

What breed is this?

a)

Leghorn

b)

Rhode Island Red

c)

Duck

d)

Domestic Turkey

35.

What breed of poultry is this?

a)

Rhode Island Red

b)

Silkie

c)

Guinea Fowl

d)

Plymouth Rock

36.

What breed of Chicken is this?

a)

Plymouth Rock

b)

Quail

c)

Rhode Island Red

d)

Silkie

37.

Young female poultry are called?

a)

Rooster

b)

Hen

c)

Pullet

d)

Cockerel

38.

Young male poultry are called

a)

Cockerel

b)

Hen

c)

Rooster

d)

Pullet

39.

What can you look at to tell what color egg a hen will lay?

a)

Feathers

b)

Feet

c)

Earlobe

d)

Comb

40.

Which is a Plymouth Rock?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

Which is a Rhode Island Red?

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

Which is an Orpington?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

What breed is most common in backyard flocks?

a)

Orpington

b)

Plymouth Rock

c)

Cornish

d)

Polish

44.
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
45.
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
46.
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
47.
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 
48.
If a chicken has dark feathers and red ears lobes the chicken will lay ______ eggs.
a)
brown
b)
white
49.

Name the breed of chicken in this picture.

a)

Rhode Island Red

b)

Plymouth Rock

c)

Jersey Black Giant

d)

Vantress Cross

50.
What color egg would a chicken with white earlobes lay?
a)
White
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Green
51.

These breeds are used for egg production.

a)

Broilers

b)

Dual type

c)

Layers

52.

These breeds are used for meat production.

a)

Broilers

b)

Dual type

c)

Layers

53.
a)

Old English Game

b)

Sultan

c)

Belgian D'Uccle

54.
a)

Austrolorp

b)

Ayam Cemani

c)

Maran

55.
a)

Wyandotte

b)

Plymouth Rock

c)

Dominique

56.
a)

Rhode Island Red

b)

Buckeye

c)

Cinnamon Queen

57.
a)

Austrolorp

b)

Ayam Cemani

c)

Maran

58.
a)

Austrolorp

b)

Ayam Cemani

c)

Maran

59.
a)

Sussex

b)

Brahma

c)

Campine

60.
a)

Sussex

b)

Silkie

c)

Polish

61.
a)

Wyandotte

b)

Plymouth Rock

c)

Dominique

62.
a)

Wyandotte

b)

Plymouth Rock

c)

Dominique

63.
a)

Wyandotte

b)

Plymouth Rock

c)

Dominique

64.
a)

Sultan

b)

Houdans

c)

Silkies

65.
a)

Wesummers

b)

Ameraucanas

c)

Wyandotte

66.
a)

Langshan

b)

Rhode Island Red

c)

Jersey Giant

67.

To keep hens happy they need one nest box, per (a)   hens

68.

What mineral do hens need to produce the shell of the egg?

a)

iron

b)

zinc

c)

magnesium

d)

calcium

69.

What should you feed laying hens?

a)

layer pellets/crumbles

b)

starter crumbles

c)

grower pellets

d)

oyster shell

70.

Hens won't lay eggs without a rooster

a)

True

b)

False

71.

_________ It refers to domestic fowls such as chickens, ducks or geese, quails, and turkeys.

a)

Poultry

b)

Poultry farming

72.

True or False?


Manure of chicken is rich in nitrogen.

a)

True

b)

False

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