This document discusses different types of poultry including chickens, turkeys, ducks, and game birds. It defines several poultry terms related to chicken production, including broiler, layer, pullet, capon, spent hen, rooster, and cockerel. Broilers are chickens raised for meat that are typically slaughtered at 6-7 weeks when they weigh around 4 pounds, while layers are female chickens raised for egg production that can lay up to 300 eggs per year.

2. 1. Breeds of Chicken.
2. Poultry Terms to Know.
3. Broiler Production.

3. • Chicken
• Turkey
• Ducks
• Game birds
• Ratites-ostriches

5. - Used for egg production and
produce white eggs

6. - Used for meat and eggs,
produce brown eggs

7. - Used for meat and eggs,
produce brown eggs

8. - Used for meat and eggs,
produce brown eggs

9. • Broiler- used mainly for meat. A broiler is
a chicken is 6 to 7 weeks of age and
weighs 4 pounds when it is sent to
market.

10. • Layer-a mature female chicken that
produces eggs. Most can lay 300
eggs/year

11. • Pullet- a young female chicken

12. • Capon- a male chicken that has been
neutered/castrated, usually 5 to 7
months of age and weigh about 6
pounds. By castrating these males when
they are 3 weeks old, their meat is more
tender and more flavorful when the bird
matures.

13. • Spent hen- a hen that is no longer laying

14. • Rooster/Cock- a mature male chicken

15. • Cockerel- a male chicken that is less than 1
year old

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