1. Describe the dairy farm tour. Why did the chicken cross the road?
Early Work Monday
Describe the dairy farm tour.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
(chicken dance)

2. Animal Science- Chicken/Egg Industry
Monday, January 31st, 2011
Animal Science- Chicken/Egg Industry

3. Problem Statement Objectives
 What can Payton learn about the Chicken and Egg Industry?
Objectives
1. Introduce poultry unit.
2. Discuss aspects of the chicken industry.

6. Always gets the chicks

8. Why did the chicken cross the road?

16. Poultry Enterprises Three General Types of Chicken Enterprises
1. Egg Production
Laying hens produce eggs
Confined cages or free-range
After production cycle, hens sold for meat

17. 2. Broiler Production 3. Replacement Pullets Raising chickens for meat
High quality rations fed to secure rapid, efficient gains
3. Replacement Pullets
Raising chicks for egg production or broiler production

18. Production/Consumption Trends
# of farms with laying hens decreased
# of chickens raised per farm  increased
Eggs-- Slight decline in popularity
Cholesterol concerns
Chicken Meat– Major increase in popularity
Perceived to have less cholesterol than beef/pork

19. Laying Hens & Egg Production
Leading States
Laying Hens & Egg Production

20. Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zbkkkn_PxE&feature=related
Chick Production
Broiler Production

21. Poultry Terms

22. CHICKENS
Gallus

23. CHICKENS Male- Not castrated, Can be a father Rooster
Male- Castrated, Cannot father
Capon

24. CHICKENS Female- Has had offspring Hen Female- Has not had offspring
Pullet
Young Male or Female Offspring
Chick

25. CHICKENS
Parturition
Hatching/Laying
Gestation
21 days

26. POULTRY ANATOMY

32. Early Work Wednesday 2-2-11
Which came first… the chicken or the egg?
Which area of the United States is the Poultry industry heavily concentrated?

33. Animal Science- Chicken/Egg Industry
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Animal Science- Chicken/Egg Industry

34. Problem Statement Objectives
 What equipment could Brennan use in the PoultryIndustry?
Objectives
1. Identify Poultry Industry equipment.
2. View Mike Rowe clip about Egg Farming.

35. Beak Trimmer
Trims peak
Machine with foot pedal

36. Chick Starter Feeder
Feeding dish for baby chicks

37. Chicken Feeder
Feeding dish for older chicks

38. Egg Scale
Weighs and classifies eggs

39. Leg Bands
Identification tool Circular, numbered bands

40. Open Jug Waterer
Watering dish

41. Nipple Waterer
Watering device Minimizes waste

42. 3 Tier Coop
Layered chicken cages

43. Advantages to raising poultry
High feed efficiency
Fast return on investment
Low land requirements
Mechanized operation

44. Disadvantages to raising poultry
Disease and parasites
Initial capital investment is high
Limitations of zoning
Death losses from predators
Waste disposal and odor

47. Early Work Thursday
What are leg bands used for in the poultry industry?
What is the purpose of an egg scale?

48. Animal Science- Chicken/Egg Industry
Thursday, February 3nd, 2011
Animal Science- Chicken/Egg Industry

49. Problem Statement Objectives
 What are the most common breeds of chickens?
Objectives
1. Identify chickens breeds.
2. Create chicken breed profile page.

50. Black Cochin

51. Silver Campine

52. White Dorking

53. Grey Jungle Fowl

54. Single-Comb White Leghorn

55. Turken

56. New Hampshire Red

57. Rhode Island Red

58. White-crested Black Polish

59. Sumatra

60. White-faced Black Spanish

61. Facebook Chicken Profile Page

63. Early Work Friday
Which breed of chicken did you do your Facebook Profile page about?
What is the relationship status of your chicken?
What color of eggs does your chicken lay?

64. Animal Science- Chicken/Egg Industry
Friday, February 4th, 2011
Animal Science- Chicken/Egg Industry

65. Problem Statement Objectives
 What can Roger learn about the egg industry?
Objectives
1. Identify anatomy of an egg.
2. Examine internal and external egg parts.

66. Egg Anatomy

67. EGGS

68. Air Cell
-Blunt end -Contraction of egg during cooling -Size increases as egg ages

69. Germinal Disc
-genetic information from female -sperm fertilizes egg within the germinal disk -white spot on the yolk

70. Thick and Thin Albumen
-egg white -source of protein

71. Chalaza
-Twisted and cord like - Anchors yolk in center of egg

72. Shell
- Calcium Carbonate -Has pores -Color determined by breed

73. Shell Membranes
-Attached to shell -Encloses contents -Protects albumen from bacteria

74. Vitelline (Yolk) Membrane
- Surrounds and seals in the yolk -thin, elastic

75. Yolk
- Color varies by feed source - Source of vitamins, minerals & fat

76. Grades of Eggs Appearance determines grade External and Internal AA AB
Inedible

77. EGGS AA A B Clean, no cracks, correct shape Albumen tight around yolk
Mostly good, clean
Albumen a little spread out B
Not clean, misshapen
Albumen spread out, flat yolk

78. Jumbo= 30 oz. Extra Large= 27 oz. Large= 24 oz. Classes
Ounces of weight/Dozen Eggs
Jumbo= 30 oz.
Extra Large= 27 oz.
Large= 24 oz.
Medium= 21 oz.
Small= 18 oz.
Peewee= 15 oz.

79. External
Clean
Shape
Cages Scratches
Cracks
Weak Spots

80. Internal Candling= shine bright light through egg Identify defects
Yolk Color
Blood Spots
Size of air cell
Embryonic development

81. Blood Spots *Capillary burst in reproductive system
*Doesn’t mean embryo is growing

82. Air Cell Size
Larger = older
New Eggs= Float
Old Eggs= Sink

86. Early Work Tuesday
What did your parents say when you described the internal egg to them? 
What is candling?
What are the 3 main grades of eggs? Which is best?

87. Animal Science- Candling/INcubation
Monday, February 8th, 2011
Animal Science- Candling/INcubation

88. Problem Statement Objectives
 How will Cameron candle and incubate eggs?
Objectives
1. Identify candling techniques and incubation guidelines.
2. Candle and label eggs.
3. Starts eggs in the incubator.

89. Candling Eggs
Shining a light through eggs to determine internal characteristics

90. Freshly laid egg is about 107 degrees- same as hen
Egg cools to surrounding temperatures, egg contents shrink, shell remains the same, more pores at the large end of the egg– air enters and fills the space left by shrinking contents
Chicken pips through membranes to air cell– first breath of air in this space

91. Air Cell Increases during incubation Not too small Not too big
Chick will be strangled on fluids
Not too big
Fluids will be dried up and chick will be weak and may stick to the shell

92. Incubation
Heating of eggs to hatch chicks

93. Incubation of Eggs Dry Bulb Wet Bulb Humidity
100 degrees
heat
Wet Bulb
86 degrees
humidity
Humidity
Too high= chick drowns in fluids
Too low= chick sticks to side of shell

94. Hatching
Do not bother the thermostat unless it is absolutely necessary. The working of the machine may be affected if the thermostat is tampered with excessively.
Keep the eggs clean. Perspiration or grease from the hands is not good because it can stop up the pores of the shells.
After each temperature adjustment, allow ample time for temperature to stabilize.
Avoid opening the lid after each hatch.

95. Albumen Chalaza Chick develops in this fluid
Food and protein for the chick
Chalaza
Turns as the chick is rotated
Allows yolk to turn so chick is always on top

96. Incubation Large end up, small end facing down
Pores are bigger and more numerous
Pores allow carbon dioxide and moisture to be released, oxygen to enter the egg shell
3 days before eggs are to hatch
Remove from turner

99. Break Out= Cracking egg to see albumen
Tight albumen
High yolk

100. How the chick hatches
Using its egg tooth (a tiny sharp horn on the top of its beak) the chick pecks at the shell thousands of times. Finally it pips through the shell and begins to breathe air directly from the outside. After it has made a hole in the shell, the chick stops piping for a few hours and rests while its lungs are getting used to the outside atmosphere.
There is a high level of carbon dioxide in the egg compared with the outside environment. This actually causes the neck muscles of the chick to jerk and allow him to peck through the eggshell.
After resting the chick continues to pip by beginning to turn slowly inside the egg. As it turns, usually counter-clockwise, the egg tooth continues to ship away. In about 5 hours, the chick has made about three quarters of a turn inside the egg.
As the chick moves around the shell it begins pushing on the egg cap. Squirming and struggling the chick pushes the cap for about one hour. Finally it breaks free from the shell,still wet and panting.