Poultry Chapter

Question 1

What determines egg color?

Answer 1

breed

Question 2

Is it true that each hen will lay a different shade of egg?

Answer 2

yea

Question 3

Is it true that older hens have lighter colored eggs?

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

Is it true that the younger the hen the darker the color of the egg?

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

Is it true that eggs are darker colored in the spring and summer?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

Is it true that eggs are lighter colored in the winder and fall?

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

Is it true that the shells of eggs on the inside look identical?

Answer 7

yes

Question 8

Are there many flavor differences between eggs of different chicken breeds?

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

What is flavor of eggs determined by?

Answer 9

diet and environment

Question 10

What color do we suspect all chicken eggs used to be?

Answer 10

brown

Question 11

How were lighter colored eggs achieved?

Answer 11

selective breeding

Question 12

Are duck egg shells tougher than chicken eggs?

Answer 12

yes

Question 13

Do duck eggs have a more fishy odor than chicken eggs?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

Duck eggs are more nutritionally dense in what?

Answer 14

fat
protein
calories
vitamins and minerals
cholesterol

Question 15

Other than for cooking what are emu eggs used for?

Answer 15

decorative objects

Question 16

What are also emus raised for?

Answer 16

meat

Question 17

Where are quail egs often used?

Answer 17

fine dining

Question 18

Are geese common raised for eggs?

Answer 18

no

Question 19

Are pheasants commonly raised for eggs?

Answer 19

no

Question 20

Are turkeys commonly raised for eggs?

Answer 20

no

Question 21

All chickens descend from what chicken breed?

Answer 21

red jungle fowl

Question 22

Where does the Araucana originate?

Answer 22

chile

Question 23

The Araucana is missing what anatomical portion?

Answer 23

last vertebrae (rumpless)

Question 24

The rumpless gene in birds decreases fertility by war percent?

Answer 24

10-20%

Question 25

What kind of color egg does the Araucana produce?

Answer 25

blue

Question 26

The Araucana is commonly known for what?

Answer 26

ear tufts

Question 27

What are feathers growing off the peduncles in chickens?

Answer 27

ear tufts

Question 28

What kind of gene is the ear tuft?

Answer 28

leathal dominant

Question 29

What is the mortality rate for chicks with one gene for the ear tuft?

Answer 29

20%

Question 30

What kind of gene is the gene for blue eggs?

Answer 30

dominant

Question 31

The blue color for the poultry is caused by what pigment?

Answer 31

oocyanin

Question 32

Is the Araucana a good flyer?

Answer 32

yes

Question 33

Is the Araucana good tempered?

Answer 33

yes

Question 34

Is the Araucana cold-hardy?

Answer 34

yes

Question 35

What is the oldest US chicken breed?

Answer 35

Dominique (Dominickers)

Question 36

This breed is currently under that species preservation list?

Answer 36

“Watch” list

Question 37

Are the Dominique chickens dual purpose?

Answer 37

yes

Question 38

Dominique hens start laying eggs at what age?

Answer 38

6 months

Question 39

The Leghorn is bred almost exclusively for what?

Answer 39

eggs

Question 40

What species of chicken lays eggs year round and is solid white in color of plumage and egg color?

Answer 40

leghorn

Question 41

Are leghorns difficult to handle?

Answer 41

yes

Question 42

Are leghorns good to raise for meat?

Answer 42

no