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AFS Poultry - Chicken terms Category: Agriculture and Industry > Poultry farming Date & country: 20/01/2014, UK Words: 335

Flight feathers
the large primary and secondary feathers of the wings

Flock
a group of birds living together

Fluff
downy feathers

Foie gras
French for 'fatty liver' and is a food product made from the liver of a duck or goose that has been specifically fattened for this purpose

Feral
wild, untamed

Fertile
an egg that is fertilized and thus capable of having a chick develop (under the right environmental conditions)

Exudative diathesis
accumulation of fluid (exudate) under the skin or around the heart

Faking
the dishonest practice of concealing a defect or disqualification from a potential buyer or a show judge

Feather-legged
a description of those breeds of chickens with feathers growing down their shanks

Fecal
pertaining to the feces

Feces
droppings/manure

Evaporation
changing a liquid into vapor

Exudate
fluid associated with an inflammation or swelling

Embryology
the study of the formation and development of embryos

Encephalitis
inflammation of the brain

Endoparasite
an internal parasite

Enteric
affecting the intestines

Enteritis
inflammation of the intestines

Esophagus
the portion of the digestive tract that moves from the mouth to the stomach

Etiology
causes of a disease

Embryo
the developing cihick in an egg

Duodenal loop
the upper part of the small intestine (also referred to as the duodenum)

Dust bath
the habit of chickens to splash around in soft soil to clean their feathers and discourage external parasites

Ear lobes
the flesh patch of bare skin located below the ears of birds

Ectoparasite
an external parasite

Egg tooth
a tiny, hard projection on the beak of a newly hatched chick that was used by the chick to break the shell to hatch (also called a chick tooth)

Electrolytes
a mineral solution used to treat dehydration

Duckling
a young (baby) duck

Droppings
another term for chicken manure

Dry-bulb thermometer
used to determine the temperature in a room or incubator

Dub
to surgically remove a bird's comb and wattles close to the head

Duck foot
a disqualification of chickens where the hind toe is carried too far forward and touches the third toe or is carried too far back and touches the ground

Dressed
cleaned in preparation for eating (feathers and guts removed)

Drake
an adult male duck

Down
a layer of feathers found under the tough exterior feathers

Disqualification
a defect or deformity serious enough to bar a bird from a poultry show

Dewlap
the flap of skin below the beak of turkeys and some geese

Disinfect
kill bacteria through chemical means

Cushion
mass of feathers that gives a round effect seen in female cochins

Cuticle
the moist protective coating on a freshly laid eggs that partially seals the pores of the egg shell to prevent penetration by bacteria (also called the bloom)

Cygnet
young (baby) swan

Defect
any characteristic that makes a chicken less than perfect

Depopulate
to destroy an entire flock

Crop
enlarged part of the digestive tract of birds that serves as a temporary storage space of food

Crossbred
the offspring of parents from different varieties or breeds

Crumbles
a poultry feed that has been pelleted and then the pellets broken up

Cuckoo
a course and irregular barring pattern in feathers

Cull
to remove a bird from the flock because of productivity, age, health or personality issues

Culture
incubating a sample from a diseased bird to look for the presence of bacteria

Contagious
disease that is easily passed from one bird to another

Contract grower
a farmer that grows chickens, under contract, for a broiler company

Coop
the house or cage in which poultry are housed

Coverts
feathers that cover the primary and secondary wing feathers

Crest
ball of feathers on the heads of some breeds of chickens and geese

Conjunctiva
mucus membrane covering the eyeball

Conjunctivitis
infection of the conjunctiva

Conformation
refers to the body structure of poultry

Coccidiosis
a parasitic infection (coccidia) in the intestinal tract of poultry

Coccidiostat
a drug used to keep poultry from getting coccidiosis

Cock
adult male chicken (also referred to as a rooster) or an adult male pigeon

Cockerel
immature male chicken

Coliform
any bacteria resembling Escherichia coli

Comb
the fleshy red outgrowth on the top of a chicken's head

Condition
typically refers to a chicken's state of health and cleanliness

Clutch
a group of eggs or chicks

Coccidia
protozoan intestinal parasite

Class
a group of chicken breeds that were originally developed in a particular region of the world (e.g. American, Asiatic, Mediterranean)

Clean legged
having no feathers on the shanks or toes

Cloaca
the portion of the avian anatomy where the intestinal, reproductive and urinary tracts end

Clubbed down
a condition where the down feathers do not erupt from their feather sheath resulting in a coil-like appearance

Cluck
sound a hen makes after laying an egg

Chick
young (baby) chicken

Chick tooth
a tiny, hard projection on the beak of a newly hatched chick that was used by the chick to break the shell to hatch (also called an egg tooth)

Chicken tractor
a portable pen for chickens on pasture

Chook
an Australian term for chicken that has been used in the US for chickens in a small flock

Chorion
a membrane the surrounds the yolk sac and amnion

Cecum
a blind pouch at the junction of the small and large intestines that hosts a community of microorganisms that can ferment (digest) fiber (plural = ceca)

Chalza
two white cords of tightly spun albumen (egg white) found on either side of the yolk and important in keeping the yolk properly positioned within the egg (plural = chalazae)

Caruncle
brightly colored growths on the throat region of turkeys and the face of muscovy ducks

Carrier
an apparently healthy bird that can transmit a disease to others; also refers to a container to transport birds

Candle
to examine the contents of an intact egg with the use of a light

Candler
light used to examine the contents of an egg without breaking it open

Candling
using a candler to check the contents of an egg

Cannibalism
when poultry eat the flesh of fellow flock mates

Cape
narrow feathers between a chicken's neck and back

Capon
a castrated male chicken (requires surgery since the reproductive organs are internal

Buff
orange-yellow color in feathers that is not shiny or brassy

Broody
a hen that is sitting on eggs with the intent of hatching them

Brooder
a devise used to provide warmth to young chicks

Brood
to care for a batch of chicks

Blowout
when there is vent damage, typically caused by laying a very large egg (also referred to as a prolapse)

Blue
slate gray feather color

Booted
having feathers on the shanks (legs) and toes

Breast blister
enlarged, discolored area on the breast or keel bone often seen in heavy birds

Breed
a group of chickens having a distinctive body shape and the same general features; aslo a term used when group male and female birds for mating

Broiler
a meat-type chicken

Biosecurity
disease prevention program

Blade
the lower, smooth part of a single comb

Bleaching
the disappearance of the color from the vent, face and shanks of yellow-skinned chickens

Blood spot
blood in an egg