Here is the portion of the requirements that apply to poultry:
AVIAN OPTION
a. Make a sketch of a layer house or broiler house showing nests, roosts, feeders, waterers, and means of ventilation. Explain how insulation, ventilation, temperature controls, automatic lights, and other environmental controls are used to protect birds from heat, cold, and bad weather.
b. Explain why overcrowding is dangerous for poultry flocks.
c. Tell about the grading of eggs. Tell how broilers (fryers) are graded. Describe the classes of chicken meat.
d. Do ONE of the following:
1. Manage an egg-producing flock for five months. Keep records of feed purchased, eggs sold, medication, vaccination, and mortality. Present your records for review by your counselor.
2. Raise 20 chicks from hatching. Keep records of feed intake, weight gains, medication, vaccination, and mortality. Present your records for review by your counselor.
3. Visit a commercial avian production facility. Describe what you saw and explain what you learned. If you cannot visit a commercial facility, view a video from a poultry association, or research the Internet (with your parent's permission) for information on poultry production. Tell about your findings.
e. Define the following terms: hen, rooster, chick, capon; tom, poult.
