Poultry Terminology Flashcards
To examine the contents of an intact egg with light
candle
A male chicken; also called a Rooster
cock
A male chicken under 1-year-old
cockerel
A female chicken
hen
To remove a portion of a bird’s top beak to prevent cannibalism
Debeak
A horny cap on a chick’s upper beak that helps the chick pip through the shell
Egg Tooth
A rooster’s cape feathers
hackles
Annual loss and regrowth of feathers
molt
The tube inside a hen that an egg travels through when it is ready to be laid
oviduct
A female chicken under 1-year-old
pullet
The tips of newly emerging feathers
pinfeathers
Newly hatched chicks that have not been sexed
straight run
Young turkey
poult
Time young chicks require outside heat source
brooding period
Baby goose
gosling
Adult male turkey
tom
Female duck
duck
Male duck
drake
Female goose
goose
Male goose
gander
Baby duck
duckling
Amount of weight gained per day
rate of gain
Time from when eggs are set until hatch date
Incubation Period
Organ in which feed is physically broken down
gizzard
Organ where reproductive tract and digestive tract join in hen
cloaca
Organ which stores food before digestion
crop
True stomach
proventriculus
Castrated male bird
capon
Air space in an egg, usually the large end
aircell
Very small stones in a chicken’s gizzard to help grind up feed
grit
Long cured rooster tail feathers
sickles
Feathers located on the shank or toe of a clean legged chicken
stub
A source of extra calcium for a laying hen
oyster shell
A point or projection from the side of a single comb
side sprig
