Chickens Flashcards
(31 cards)
Are poultry food producing animals?
Yes
In regulations, ‘poultry’ includes which species?
hickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, partridges, quail, pheasants, pigeons (reared for meat), guinea fowl, peacocks, ostriches, emus and rheas
It is a legal requirement that all flocks of 50 or more poultry (this includes other poultry species) must be registered on the…
AHVLA (Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency )
What are the 5 welfare needs of chickens?
- Environment (needs to be adapted for roosting, laying, and shelter/ ventilation is important/ fresh ground is good)
- Diet (ad lib feeding is common as chickens are good at regulating the amount of feed or grit they need)
- Behaviour (being able to behave normally ie scratching the ground, pecking order..)
- Company (2 plus)
- Health (protecting the hens from pain, suffering, injury and disease)
Floor area should be a minimum of …per chicken
30cm x 30cm (for bantams 20 x 20cm)
Why is ventilation key in poultry?
Prevent the build up of bacteria, condensation and ammonia
Ventilation should be location where in the housing?
The roof
Nestboxes should be located where?
in the lowest, darkest place of the house
How many nestboxes per hen?
1 nestbox for 4 hens
Litter in nestboxes and on the floor should be …
straw, shavings, …
How often clean out litter?
once a week
it is illegal to feed chickens scraps that have come from a domestic kitchen. True or False
True. However hens can be fed surplus greens as a source of vitamin A.
Why is grit needed for the chicken?
Assist the gizzard in grinding up the food,
Cider vinegar is said to support ….. and acidifies the drinker and the hens’ gut, helping in the prevention of pathogen ingress
the immune system
What is the definition of free range chicken
hen has access to ground covered in vegetation in daylight hours.
Name the different organs in the digestive system of the chicken
- oesophagus
- crop
- proventriculus (glandular stomach)
- gizzard (muscular stomach)
- cloaca
How much space must a free range chicken have?
1m x 1m
How to they prevent chickens from digging everything up?
- they put a net on the ground and provide an extra dust bath with ash/mud
How many chicken keepers are there in the UK?
3 million
What are the three types of chickens?
-pure breeds
-commercial hybrids
- free range hybrids
The five basic welfare ‘freedoms’ are:
- environment
- health
- company
- behaviour
- diet
The most common zoonoses in chickens are… (2)
- Salmonellosis
- Campylobacter
Other zoonotic organisms include..
- E. Coli
- Avian influenza
- Avian tuberculosis
- leptospirosis
- Pasteurella
Isolate new chicken stock for…. weeks
2-3 weeks
