Poultry Flashcards
Young chicken six to seven weeks of age that weighs about 4lbs
Broiler
Domesticated birds raised primarily for meat, eggs, and feathers
Poultry
Young chicken that is older and slightly larger then a broiler
Roaster
Male chicken that has been neutered
Capon
A hen that is no longer laying
Spent hen
Mature female chicken that kept to produce eggs
Layer
Young female that is raised for laying
Pullet
Mature male chicken
Cock
Less then one year of age
Cockerel
Young turkey
Poult
Mature male turkey
Tom
Soft feathery covering that grows under the feathers
Down
Young duck that still had down rather then feathers
Duckling
Mature male duck
Drake
Baby goose of either sex
Gosling
Mature male goose
Gander
Flock or group of geese that are not flying
Gaggle
Peafowl. Male known as a
Peacock
Peafowl. Female is a
Peahen
Group of flightless birds that have commercial uses
Ratite
Study and use of areas of science in raising poultry
Poultry science
One agribusiness being involved in more then one step in providing poultry products
Vertical integration
Removing the tip of the beak so they cannot peck other birds
Debeaking
Poultry do not have teeth so they rely on …. to grind food
Gizzard