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Of course we want the answers too!! Great stuff!!
Of course we want the answers too!! Great stuff!!
Southern New ENgland 4-H Poultry Show
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i THINK that's all of them!
1. Give an example of a sex-linked chicken.
Black Star, Red Star, Black Sex-Link, Red Sex-Link
2. Good layers have smooth, pretty feathers. Is this statement true or false?
False
3. Name all the types of comb.
Recognized: Pea, Cushion, Buttercup, Single, Rose, Strawberry, V-Shaped
Not Recognized: Walnut, Carnation
4. True or false: Easter Eggers are NOT a breed recognized by The Standard.
True
5. Do White Leghorns come in bantam variety?
Yes, they do
6. What is feather-sexing?
When male and female chicks of a breed can be distinguished from one another by their feather patterns and colors.
7. Name the two or more types of feathering seen in chickens.
Loose-feathering, close-feathering, silkie-feathering, close-frizzledness, frizzledness
8. What is dubbing and in what breed is it most often seen in?
When the comb, wattles and earlobes are cut off a rooster, most often seen in game breeds, especially Old English.
9. What breed(s) has (have) beards, muffling, crests, feathered feet and an extra toe?
Sultans, Silkies, and Faverolles.
10. Name the three major Asiatic varieties.
Brahmas, cochins, and langshans.
11. Why do judges ask to see width, depth and flexibility during showmanship?
To check for productiveness in hens.
12. List four effective ways to keep your flock safe from predators.
Keep the pop-hole door closed at night, dont free-range bantams, use apron fencing on the outside pen, fix all holes in fencing, etc.
13. What infection of the pad of the foot is caused by staphylococcus aurous in the manure?
Bumble foot
14. What should you do with an ill bird in your flock?
Quarantine the ill bird, determine the birds illness, treat it, reintroduce the bird to the flock once the illness is fully cured.
15. Describe biosecurity in one sentence.
It means keeping your flock safe from anything that can harm it, like predators, disease, and parasites.
16. In your opinion, do bantams make better birds for showmanship? Why?
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17. What are three major characteristics of the Black Tailed White Japanese bantam?
Full, upright tail, large single comb and large wattles, short legs, etc.
18. What is the most outstanding difference between the Old English and Modern Game breeds? Modern Games have much longer legs than Old English do.
19. What chickens lay blue or blue-green eggs? Hint: there are three of them.
Easter egger, Araucana, Ameraucana.
20. What disease does medicated starter feed help birds build immunity to?
Coccidiosis
21. What is the best ratio of roosters to hens that will provide the best fertility for a breeding flock?
One rooster for every ten hens.
22. Name a breed NOT recognized by the Standard of Perfection or Bantam Standard.
__________________________________________________________________________
23. What breed or cross of breeds is most often used in commercial meat production?
Cornish/Rock crosses
24. What breed or cross of breeds is most often used in commercial egg production?
White or Light Brown Leghorns
25. What are two major external parasites of chickens?
Northern red fowl mites, lice, scaly leg mites, etc.
26. List a major characteristic in the body shape of Cornish chickens.
Stocky, robust, heart-shaped when viewed from above, prominent chest, etc.
27. List and label three bantam breeds, two light standard breeds, and two heavy standard breeds.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
28. What are three types of bedding used for chickens? Whats the most common?
Straw, hay, pine shavings, and cedar shavings, pine shavings being the most common.
29. How much coop space should be provided for standard and bantam chickens?
.75 to 1.5 sq. ft per bantam, 1.5 to 2 sq. ft per standard, minimum
30. During grooming before a show, what is petroleum jelly (Vaseline) or baby oil used for?
To shine the comb, wattles, and legs.
31. During showmanship, if you are asked to pose your bird, then asked why you posed your bird that way, how should you respond? Breed and variety of bird:______________________________
Response:________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
32. What does N.P.I.P. stand for and what does it mean?
National Poultry Improvement Plan means testing all breeding, show, egg and meat flocks for common poultry diseases, quarantining infected flocks, and ultimately eliminating the diseases.
33. Name two nutritional supplements that must be provided for your flock.
Oyster shells for calcium and granite grit to aid in digestion and absorption.
34. How many main tail feathers should most chickens have according to the Standard?
At least five for most breeds.
35. Name at least one breed of duck, one breed of turkey, and one breed of goose.
__________________________________________________________________________
36. What are splayed legs in chicks?
When the legs are splayed to the sides.
37. What are some symptoms of Mareks disease?
Paralysis, droopy wings/head, etc.
38. What is a snood? What type of bird is it found in?
The fleshy appendage on the top of a turkeys head.
39. What breed has a walnut comb?
Silkies have walnut combs.
1. Give an example of a sex-linked chicken.
Black Star, Red Star, Black Sex-Link, Red Sex-Link
2. Good layers have smooth, pretty feathers. Is this statement true or false?
False
3. Name all the types of comb.
Recognized: Pea, Cushion, Buttercup, Single, Rose, Strawberry, V-Shaped
Not Recognized: Walnut, Carnation
4. True or false: Easter Eggers are NOT a breed recognized by The Standard.
True
5. Do White Leghorns come in bantam variety?
Yes, they do
6. What is feather-sexing?
When male and female chicks of a breed can be distinguished from one another by their feather patterns and colors.
7. Name the two or more types of feathering seen in chickens.
Loose-feathering, close-feathering, silkie-feathering, close-frizzledness, frizzledness
8. What is dubbing and in what breed is it most often seen in?
When the comb, wattles and earlobes are cut off a rooster, most often seen in game breeds, especially Old English.
9. What breed(s) has (have) beards, muffling, crests, feathered feet and an extra toe?
Sultans, Silkies, and Faverolles.
10. Name the three major Asiatic varieties.
Brahmas, cochins, and langshans.
11. Why do judges ask to see width, depth and flexibility during showmanship?
To check for productiveness in hens.
12. List four effective ways to keep your flock safe from predators.
Keep the pop-hole door closed at night, dont free-range bantams, use apron fencing on the outside pen, fix all holes in fencing, etc.
13. What infection of the pad of the foot is caused by staphylococcus aurous in the manure?
Bumble foot
14. What should you do with an ill bird in your flock?
Quarantine the ill bird, determine the birds illness, treat it, reintroduce the bird to the flock once the illness is fully cured.
15. Describe biosecurity in one sentence.
It means keeping your flock safe from anything that can harm it, like predators, disease, and parasites.
16. In your opinion, do bantams make better birds for showmanship? Why?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
17. What are three major characteristics of the Black Tailed White Japanese bantam?
Full, upright tail, large single comb and large wattles, short legs, etc.
18. What is the most outstanding difference between the Old English and Modern Game breeds? Modern Games have much longer legs than Old English do.
19. What chickens lay blue or blue-green eggs? Hint: there are three of them.
Easter egger, Araucana, Ameraucana.
20. What disease does medicated starter feed help birds build immunity to?
Coccidiosis
21. What is the best ratio of roosters to hens that will provide the best fertility for a breeding flock?
One rooster for every ten hens.
22. Name a breed NOT recognized by the Standard of Perfection or Bantam Standard.
__________________________________________________________________________
23. What breed or cross of breeds is most often used in commercial meat production?
Cornish/Rock crosses
24. What breed or cross of breeds is most often used in commercial egg production?
White or Light Brown Leghorns
25. What are two major external parasites of chickens?
Northern red fowl mites, lice, scaly leg mites, etc.
26. List a major characteristic in the body shape of Cornish chickens.
Stocky, robust, heart-shaped when viewed from above, prominent chest, etc.
27. List and label three bantam breeds, two light standard breeds, and two heavy standard breeds.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
28. What are three types of bedding used for chickens? Whats the most common?
Straw, hay, pine shavings, and cedar shavings, pine shavings being the most common.
29. How much coop space should be provided for standard and bantam chickens?
.75 to 1.5 sq. ft per bantam, 1.5 to 2 sq. ft per standard, minimum
30. During grooming before a show, what is petroleum jelly (Vaseline) or baby oil used for?
To shine the comb, wattles, and legs.
31. During showmanship, if you are asked to pose your bird, then asked why you posed your bird that way, how should you respond? Breed and variety of bird:______________________________
Response:________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
32. What does N.P.I.P. stand for and what does it mean?
National Poultry Improvement Plan means testing all breeding, show, egg and meat flocks for common poultry diseases, quarantining infected flocks, and ultimately eliminating the diseases.
33. Name two nutritional supplements that must be provided for your flock.
Oyster shells for calcium and granite grit to aid in digestion and absorption.
34. How many main tail feathers should most chickens have according to the Standard?
At least five for most breeds.
35. Name at least one breed of duck, one breed of turkey, and one breed of goose.
__________________________________________________________________________
36. What are splayed legs in chicks?
When the legs are splayed to the sides.
37. What are some symptoms of Mareks disease?
Paralysis, droopy wings/head, etc.
38. What is a snood? What type of bird is it found in?
The fleshy appendage on the top of a turkeys head.
39. What breed has a walnut comb?
Silkies have walnut combs.
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so, did anyone else start washing thier chickens today? i gave my polish rooster i'm selling, bree, a bath, and he decided that wasn't good enough, so he took a dustbath in his cage too!
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I washed mine sunday.
Mine will get washed friday, almost all my other poultry shows are on sundays so I assumed this one was and I take fridays off of school for washing so... Oh Well!
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why so early?
why so early?
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why so early?
Hi, I sent you a email on if you had a hen for sale?
why so early?
Hi, I sent you a email on if you had a hen for sale?
Our girls got a bath tonight. I'll post pix tomorrow. They are in a large crate in the kitchen for tonight. Despite the blow drying I thought they were still a bit damp to go out to the garage yet.
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He is beautiful!
He is beautiful!
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He is beautiful!
thank you! you want him?
He is beautiful!
thank you! you want him?
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