Ask me some hard chicken questions!

[Symphony]

# 1. Which disease has symptoms of water in a chickens abdomen and the right side of their heart swells up?

# 2. Explain how a chicken can switch gender.

 

[Symphony]

But don't chickens eat grit to help their gizzard grind up food? The crop is just kind of a place to hold food, I'm assuming, right?

The crop is a muscle that softens the food (mainly pellets, bugs, and grass) The gizzard is a much stronger muscle that grinds the food the rest of the way, and that's why you feed your chickens small stones.

 

[TechnoCat]

If there are no roosters what is a hens instinct to do?

 

[Symphony]

I know!

 

[Symphony]

What is the name of a castrated rooster?

 

[Lovely Emily]

What color is my favourite chicken?

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

1: What disease causes a chickens mind to paralyze where fucntions of it become paralyzed until its dead?
2: Is the disease in question 1 can it be treated after a chicken gets it, or do you have to treat it before it gets in your flock?
3: My chicken is egg bound, how do I help her?!
4: All of my hens have bald spots on their spots, I have 3 hens and a rooster, do I have mites?! Is it a disease (simple one, if you paid attention. )

 

[tinychicky]

1# If there is no rooster around, what is a hen's instinct to do? One hen will become dominant and take on the role of a rooster. She may cease laying, crow and even attempt to breed the other hens. In rare cases her body may start to produce male hormones, switching her gender.
What is the Difference between Breed and Landrace?
Breeds are recognized birds that are uniform in traits and all look similar. They have been developed to look a certain way by dedicated breeders Landrace are unrecognized fowls that are less constant in conformation and type. Often they were not bred intentionally to look exactly the way they do (excluding those traits related to produciton abilities, such as body size), but have developed different strains by being isolated from other flocks of birds. They have been selected for their production and foraging qualities both naturally and artificially.
List some Breeds.
Belgian bearded D’Anvers, Black Minorca, Barred Holland, Lamona
List some Landraces.
Icelandics, Swedish flower hens, Hedemora, Basque hens
How many genetic tribes of true Bow Lake fowl are there? (Okay, even if you could know that, it doesn't have an officially sanctioned answer, so don't bother with it)
The only thing I've read about Bow Lake fowl is that they are hen spurred, and i'm pretty sure that's misinformation

# 1. Which disease has symptoms of water in a chickens abdomen and the right side of their heart swells up?
Lymphoid leukosis?
1: What disease causes a chickens mind to paralyze where functions of it become paralyzed until its dead?
Botulism.
2: Is the disease in question 1 can it be treated after a chicken gets it, or do you have to treat it before it gets in your flock?
Lymphoid leukosis is a form of cancer and cannot be treated although you can reduce the risk of this disease by buying genetically resistant stock, keeping pests down, raising chicks away from adult birds, general good management, etc.
3: My chicken is egg bound, how do I help her?!
Soak her vent area in a warm water bath for about 15 minutes then lubricate the vent and inside the cloaca with olive or baby oil to help the egg slip out.
4: All of my hens have bald spots on their spots, I have 3 hens and a rooster, do I have mites?! Is it a disease (simple one, if you paid attention. )
Your rooster is pulling out the hens feathers with his claws and beak when he treads them. This can be stopped by beak trimming, use of specs, application of hen saddles, use of distractions such as whole hay bales, dust baths, hanging cabbages or old CD’s, etc, and /or increasing the number of hens to give the cock more girls to focus on.


# 2. Explain how a chicken can switch gender.
When a flock has no rooster, a hen will take the dominant position. She may crow, tread the hens, cease laying, and in rare cases begin to produce male hormones.
What is the name of a castrated rooster?
A capon
What color is my favourite chicken?
Ummmm….

 

[chloezoebob101]

1. what is it called when a hen looses her feathers?? ( easy, sorry)

 

[tinychicky]

That is molting. During molting, reproduction stops and the bird is renewed for a new reproduction cycle. The order of molting is head, neck, back, breast, stern, thighs, wings, tail.