2. What is the distance between the pubic bones and tip of the keel called in poultry?  Abdominal capacity

3. What is a candler used for?  Seeing the inside of an egg.

4. What is the normal temperature for an incubator to grow chicken eggs?  99.5 degrees F

5. How many days does it take for chicken eggs to hatch?  21

6. What is a dry bulb used for?  To measure air temperature

7. What feathers are chickens born with?  down

8. What are the three qualities of eggs?  AA, A and B

9. What quality of egg has small blood and meat spots?? BB

10. Which quality of egg has a shall that is fairly well and free of defects? AA

11. Which quality has a shell that is clean, not broken and has no calcium deposits?  AA

12. Which grade of eggs is the highest?  AA

13. What are the three grades of poultry meat?  A, B, C

14. What are pigeons commonly called?  Squab

15. What is the most popular type of poultry?  chicken

16. Birds that can ______ have only dark meat.  fly

17. What are the two types of poultry with both white and dark meat?  Chicken and turkey

18. True or False: since 1940, broiler production has decreased.  false

19. What should the size of the air cell be for AA grade?  1/8 inch or less

20. Is grading for chicken meat mandatory?  No—must be paid for by the processor

21. What does the USDA NOT consider when grading eggs?  color

22. Does the color of the egg mean the quality is different?  No---just different breeds!

23. What is the weight of a jumbo egg?  30oz

24. What is the weight of an extra lg egg?  27oz

25. A good layer has no pigmentation in the _____, eyering and the earlobe.  beak

26. What should the humidity level of the incubator be?  60-70%