AY Honors/Poultry/Answer Key
1. Identify by description and from pictures at least five breeds of chickens such as:
a. Plymouth Rock (any color)
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b. Wyandotte (any color)
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c. Rhode Island Red
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d. Orpington (any color)
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e. Leghorn (any color)
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2. State orally or write a short paragraph regarding the egg-laying or meat-producing qualities of each breed.
These qualities are discussed in the answers for requirement 1.
3. Identify by description a Peking duck.
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4. Identify by description and from pictures three breeds of large domestic fowl such as the following turkeys:
Two of the breeds listed in the requirement (Mammoth Bronze and Red Bourbon) are now considered "antique breeds" and are no longer in regular commercial production. They do still exist and are bred by enthusiasts, but information about them is difficult to come by. Because of this, we recommend that you take advantage of the "such as" clause in the requirement and choose other breeds for you rinvestigation.
a. Mammoth bronze turkey
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b. White Holland turkey
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c. Bourbon Red turkey
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5. Identify by description and from pictures two breeds of Domestic geese such as:
a. Toulouse goose
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b. Emden
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c. Chinese Geese
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d. Sebastopol Geese
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e. Cape Barren Goose
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