Poultry Quiz Bowl Actual Study Guide (Questions and Answers) | Expert Graded A+

Poultry Quiz Bowl Actual Study Guide (Questions and Answers) | Expert Graded A+ 1. Why is carpeting recommended for the top of a show bird table? - ANSWER So the birds can stand properly 2. What are three requirements of chickens purchased for broiler production - ANSWER Have light colored feathers, grow rapidly and fatten early 3. Give the names of 3 of the 6 US Weight classes of eggs - ANSWER Jumbo, Extra Large, Large, Medium, Small, Pewee 4. What dressed bird grade allows for missing parts such as a missing wing? - ANSWER US Grade C 5. How many 5 gallon waterers should be provided for 100 chickens 12 weeks and older - ANSWER 2 6. A publication giving a description of all recognized poultry breeds is? - ANSWER Standard of Perfection 7. The bottom of an infrared heat lamp should be placed how many inches above the litter when brooding chicks? - ANSWER 18 8. Growing chicks consume how many times more water than feed on a weight basis? - ANSWER 2-2 1/2 times 9. What dressed bird grade does not allow any exposed flesh? - ANSWER US Grade A 10. What do hatcheries operating under the National Poultry Improvement plan do that others are not required to do? - ANSWER They blood test their breeding flocks for pollurum and Typhoid diseases 11. 100, six week old leghorn chicks can be expected to consume how many lbs of feed per day? - ANSWER 10 lbs 12. A brooding area 10 ft by 10 ft will take care of how many chicks to eight weeks of age? - ANSWER 100 13. If cannibalism develops in a flock of chicks, what should be done? - ANSWER The birds should be de-beaked 14. How many weeks from hatched date does it take a broiler to be ready for butchering? - ANSWER 8-10 weeks 15. What is wrong when chicks in a brooder huddle together, pile up, and/or emit a loud chirp? - ANSWER They are chilled or cold 16. What is a brooder? - ANSWER A brooder is a source of heat to keep chicks warmer during the first four to six weeks of age. 17. Name 5 of the 8 pieces of literature used by 1st year poultry members - ANSWER Poultry talk, buying baby chicks, brooding and rearing small flocks, feeding chicks and pullets, selecting and culling guide, poultry quality standards for dressed birds, buying by the dozen, poultry showmanship 18. What is the preferred position for storing an egg? - ANSWER Small end down 19. How does the infrared lamp ork? - ANSWER It works like the sun. The infrared energy passes directly to the chicks from the lamp without heating the air through which it passes 20. When grading dressed poultry, there are 5 defects to be considered. Name Them. - ANSWER Discoloration, Bruises, Exposed Flesh, Pinfeathers, Freezing Defects 21. Two feed troughs each three feet long will feed how many chicks for the first two weeks? - ANSWER 100 22. When yellow shanked birds have bleached shanks it means the hen has been laying for at least how many months? - ANSWER Three 23. What is the proper temperature range for holding eggs at home? - ANSWER 40-50 degrees or 55 degrees 24. Name two of the dual purpose breeds listed in the publication Buying Baby Chicks? - ANSWER Rhode Island Reds, White Plymouth Rocks, New Hampshires, Barred Plymouth Rocks