Poultry Flashcards
1
Q
What is poultry?
A
this term includes chickens, turkeys, geese, pigeons, peafowl, guineas, and game birds
2
Q
What is a hen?
A
sexually mature female
3
Q
What is a cock (rooster)?
A
mature male chicken
4
Q
What is a cockerel?
A
immature male chicken
5
Q
What is a pullet?
A
immature female chicken
6
Q
What is a poult?
A
young turkey of either sex
7
Q
What is a broiler?
A
a young chicken of either sex (usually 6 to 8 weeks), marketed at about 4 pounds
8
Q
What is a layer?
A
a hen that is kept for egg production
9
Q
What is a tom?
A
a male turkey
10
Q
What is a chick?
A
a young chicken that has recently been hatched
11
Q
What is a spent hen?
A
a hen that has completed her laying cycle and is ready for market as a stewing hen (Campbell’s soup)
12
Q
What is oviposition?
A
the egg laying process
