Poultry Flashcards
0
Q
Young chicken six to seven weeks of age that weighs about 4lbs
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Broiler
1
Q
Domesticated birds raised primarily for meat, eggs, and feathers
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Poultry
2
Q
Young chicken that is older and slightly larger then a broiler
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Roaster
3
Q
Male chicken that has been neutered
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Capon
4
Q
A hen that is no longer laying
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Spent hen
5
Q
Mature female chicken that kept to produce eggs
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Layer
6
Q
Young female that is raised for laying
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Pullet
7
Q
Mature male chicken
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Cock
8
Q
Less then one year of age
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Cockerel
9
Q
Young turkey
A
Poult
10
Q
Mature male turkey
A
Tom
11
Q
Soft feathery covering that grows under the feathers
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Down
12
Q
Young duck that still had down rather then feathers
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Duckling
13
Q
Mature male duck
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Drake
14
Q
Baby goose of either sex
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Gosling