Poultry Terms & Anatomy

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Across
  1. 1. A castrated male chicken, typically raised for meat
  2. 3. Feathers located on a male chicken’s lower back, near the tail
  3. 4. The feathers on the neck, often more pronounced in roosters
  4. 5. The fleshy crest on top of a chicken’s head, often red
  5. 7. Feathers that cover the base of the tail
  6. 9. A chicken raised specifically for meat production
  7. 10. The part of the leg between the hock and the foot
  8. 12. A baby chicken
  9. 13. The fleshy lobe hanging down from under the beak
  10. 15. Describes hens producing eggs
  11. 16. A mature female chicken
  12. 17. The joint in the leg, similar to the knee in humans
  13. 18. A mature male chicken
  14. 19. The hard, pointed part of the mouth used for eating and pecking
  15. 20. The digits on a chicken’s foot, usually three or four
Down
  1. 2. A young female chicken, usually under one year old
  2. 3. The area where the wing joins the body
  3. 6. The front, meaty part of the chicken, often used for food
  4. 8. Relating to birds, especially poultry
  5. 9. The upper part of a chicken's body, behind the neck and between the wings
  6. 11. The upper part of the leg, between the body and the drumstick
  7. 13. Feathers that cover the base of the wings and help with flight
  8. 14. Soft feathers located around the vent area