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Poultry Reproduction and Breeding

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process by which a female bird lays eggs called?

  1. Oviposition
  2. Incubation
  3. Hatching
  4. Brooding
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many eggs does a hen typically lay per day?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the period of time between when a hen lays an egg and when it hatches called?

  1. Incubation
  2. Hatching
  3. Brooding
  4. Laying
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How long does it typically take for a chicken egg to hatch?

  1. 21 days
  2. 28 days
  3. 35 days
  4. 42 days
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process by which a hen takes care of her chicks after they hatch called?

  1. Incubation
  2. Hatching
  3. Brooding
  4. Laying
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a male chicken?

  1. Rooster
  2. Hen
  3. Chick
  4. Pullet
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a female chicken that is less than one year old?

  1. Rooster
  2. Hen
  3. Chick
  4. Pullet
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a young chicken?

  1. Rooster
  2. Hen
  3. Chick
  4. Pullet
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process of mating in chickens called?

  1. Courtship
  2. Mating
  3. Incubation
  4. Hatching
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the fertilized egg of a chicken?

  1. Embryo
  2. Zygote
  3. Blastocyst
  4. Fetus
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a chick breaks out of its shell?

  1. Pipping
  2. Hatching
  3. Brooding
  4. Laying
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the first meal that a chick eats after it hatches?

  1. Crop milk
  2. Chick starter
  3. Water
  4. Grit
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a chick learns to eat and drink?

  1. Imprinting
  2. Brooding
  3. Socialization
  4. Habituation
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a chick develops its feathers?

  1. Feathering
  2. Molting
  3. Brooding
  4. Laying
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a chick reaches sexual maturity?

  1. Puberty
  2. Adolescence
  3. Maturation
  4. Laying
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