Across
- 8. Event where poultry are displayed and judged on breed standards
- 9. Perch or place where birds spend the night
- 12. Line of _____: a boundary around the poultry area
- 16. Disease that does not affect birds but can be easily spread to humans
- 18. Fenced or enclosed outdoor space for your chickens
- 21. Seasonal movement of bird flocks
- 23. Batch of eggs grouped together for hatching
- 25. Small building or enclosure for housing poultry
- 26. Chickens used for egg collection
- 28. An animal who hunts birds and other animals for food or sport
- 30. Bedding on the floor of a coop
Down
- 1. Measures taken to prevent the spread of disease within a flock
- 2. Separation of new birds from existing flocks
- 3. Natural shedding of old feathers
- 4. Fleshy flaps that dangle under a bird’s chin
- 5. Bird droppings or feces
- 6. Mechanical device used to hatch eggs
- 7. Small mammals that can sneak into a coop through holes in a fence or wall
- 10. Acronym for youth organization that promotes careers in agriculture
- 11. To clean in order to destroy bacteria
- 13. Female chicken less than one year old
- 14. A group of birds living together
- 15. Acronym for the official name of bird flu
- 17. Acronym for poultry breeder certification program
- 19. Inclined to incubate eggs and care for chicks
- 20. Red crest on top of a chicken's head
- 22. Sudden spread of contagious disease
- 24. Looking at the inside of an egg by shining a bright light through it
- 27. Sharp horns on the back of chicken’s leg
- 29. Tiny parasitic bugs that live on the skin of chickens