Across
- 3. Parents are selected from breeds that are ----- and muscular
- 4. How poultry are fed, free and continuous access to feed.
- 6. how many pounds a Retail Fryer is when it goes to market
- 11. Lay about 250 eggs a year
- 13. Worldwide consumption of poultry is -----------
- 14. Hens produce eggs naturally when the days are ------ than the nights.
- 15. Broiler Houses generally have ------ on 24 hours a day
Down
- 1. chickens are prone to pecking feathers, toes, tails, and vent of those in the same cage
- 2. how long does a molt last
- 5. 2 year old hen, on her way out of the layer house
- 7. done when chick, remove one or both beaks of a bird to aid in cannablism.
- 8. Most common breed of broiler is a -----
- 9. winter hens ---- production
- 10. Per capita consumption of broilers is 90 pounds of meat per ----
- 12. Process of shedding feathers and replacing them with new ones.