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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What gland produces an oily substance the bird wipes onto its feathers with its beak, for preening?
a)
salivary gland
b)
sebaceous gland
c)
uropygial gland
d)
lacrimal gland
e)
mucus gland
2.
Which of the nutrients, other than oxygen, should poultry have free access to at all times
a)
Fat
b)
carbs
c)
vitamins
d)
mineral
e)
water
3.
Do chickens ever have teeth
a)
yes
b)
no
4.
What does "dual purpose" mean relative to chickens?
a)
They are good ornamental birds
b)
they make good broilers
c)
they are good mousers
d)
they are good pets
e)
They are good layers
5.
Which of these breeds are good dual purpose chickens?
a)
Rhode Island reds
b)
Barred Plymouth rock
c)
Leghorn
d)
New Hampshire
e)
Sumatra
6.
What refers to the order of loss of skin color in laying hens, where the yellow pigment (xanthophyll,)of the skin fades to white ?
a)
Preening
b)
Molting
c)
Bleaching
d)
Brooding
e)
Roosting
7.
During bleaching, where does the yellow pigment goes?
a)
in the egg shell
b)
in the liver
c)
in the feathers
d)
in the beak
e)
in the egg's yolk
8.
Where does the yellow color of the skin, beak and shanks of chickens come from?
a)
from the corn they eat
b)
from the grass they eat
c)
from tanning in the sun
d)
from eating yellow rocks
e)
from canibalism
9.
What color eggs do Rhode Island Red's, New Hampshire's and Sex Linked chickens lay?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Blue
d)
Brown
e)
Pink
10.
What breed(s) of chicken lay(s) blue-green eggs?
a)
Leghorn
b)
Marran
c)
Ameraucana
d)
Araucana
e)
Ancona
11.
What needs to be supplied in an artificial incubator to hatch eggs?
a)
heat
b)
huminidty
c)
turning
d)
light
e)
music
12.
At what temperature should most chicken eggs be incubated?
a)
37 F
b)
90 F
c)
60 F
d)
100 F
e)
110 F
13.
What is the chronological order of bleaching?
a)
vent
b)
eye ring & ear lobes
c)
beak
d)
shanks
e)
toes
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
14.
Match the species with their incubation period.
a)
Chicken
1.
21
b)
Turkey and Ducks
2.
28
c)
Geese
3.
30-32
d)
Muscovy Ducks
4.
33-35
e)
Quails
5.
18
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