2. Science Embryology: Lesson 3: Broiler Chickens

3. The BIG Question: What are the two types of chickens and the differences between them?

5. POULTRY The term poultry includes all the birds that may be raised on a farm. Turkeys, chickens, duck, geese, even quail are all included under the term poultry. The chicken is by far the most important bird to humans. There are basically two kinds or types of chicken: broilers or fryers which are raised for meat and layers which are used to produce eggs.

7. Act 1

8. Will the real broiler chicken please speak up?

10. Act 1

12. Seven Week Old Broiler Chicken

13. At 38 weeks old, I already weigh 2.249 kilograms. That’s just about 5 pounds!

15. Will the real broiler chicken please speak up?

16. Act 2

18. Eggs at a Hatchery

19. Incubators at large hatcheries can hold 100,000 eggs at one time!

20. Chicks Ready to be Shipped

21. Will the real broiler chicken please speak up?

23. Act 3

25. Broiler House

26. Inside the Broiler House

27. Broilers get plenty of food… …and water.

28. Will the real broiler chicken please speak up?

30. Act 4

32. Inside the Broiler House

33. At the Processing Plant

34. At the Grocery Store

35. Will the real broiler chicken please speak up?

37. Act 5

40. Will the real broiler chicken please speak up?

41. Sum it up! How do broiler chickens get from the farm to the grocery store?

42. incubator hatchery One boxesbroiler 95°F food water 7-8 processing cleaned grocery store