EGGCITED ABOUT POULTRY

Middle School Curriculum

By: Jennie Sim !on "nd Dr# $r"n% $l"nder! Geor&i" A&ricul'ur"l Educ"'ion Curriculum O((ice Geor&i" De "r'men' o( Educ"'ion M"y )**+

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(nstructions) Click on a topic of interest *elow or go through the entire presentation *y clicking on the arrows. 1. What is poultry used for, what types of poultry are there? 2. Breeds of Chicken. 3. Differences Between White and Brown Eggs. . !oultry "er#s to $now. %. Broiler !roduction. &. 'ayer !roduction.
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/h"' do 0e u!e oul'ry (or1

Th"n%!&i2in& Tur%ey Chic%en ,u&&e'! E&&!3 An&el $ood C"%e

$e"'her!3Do0n illo0!

$e"'her!3$i!h lure! E&&!3Medicine

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Gee!e Chic%en! Tur%ey!

R"'i'e!3O!'riche!4 Emu!

Duc%!

G"me Bird!

Pi&eon! Are Al!o Poul'ry

There i! " ho55y c"lled Pi&eon R"cin& "nd ho55yi!'! '"%e i' 2ery !eriou!ly6

The i&eon! "re rele"!ed "nd u!e 'heir 7homin&8 in!'inc'4 'o re'urn home 'o 'heir 7lo('!8#

Pi&eon! "re "l!o %no0n "! 7Thorou&h5red! o( 'he S%y8

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Chic%en!
+Chickens #ake up the largest sector of the poultry industry. +Consu#ption of chicken in the ,.-. is rising e.ery year. Why? +Chicken is '/W in fat, 0(10 in protein and '/W in cholesterol when co#pared to #eats such as pork and *eef. +"here are se.eral *reeds of chicken used to produce different products and types of eggs.
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Breed! o( Chic%en
White 'eghorns

,sed for egg production and produce white eggs

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Breed! o( Chic%en
Barred !ly#outh 2ocks

,sed for #eat and eggs, produce *rown eggs

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Breed! o( Chic%en
3ew 0a#pshire 2eds

,sed for #eat and eggs, produce *rown eggs

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Breed! o( Chic%en!
White !ly#outh 2ocks

,sed for #eat and eggs, produce *rown eggs

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/h"'9! 'he Di((erence Be'0een Bro0n E&&! "nd /hi'e E&&!1

/hi'e "nd 5ro0n e&&! '"!'e 'he !"me "nd h"2e 'he !"me nu'ri'i2e 2"lue# Bro0n e&&! "re no' he"l'hier6 The color di((erence i! due 'o 'he 5reed o( 'he hen# You c"n 'ell 0h"' color e&& " hen 0ill l"y 5y loo%in& "' her (e"'her! "nd e"r lo5e!# A hen 0i'h /:ITE e"rlo5e! "nd (e"'her! 0ill l"y /:ITE e&&!# A hen 0i'h RED (e"'her! "nd m"'chin& e"rlo5e! 0ill l"y BRO/, e&&!# The di((erence i! urely co!me'ic;#u!u"lly4 eo le in 'he ,or'h re(er 5ro0n e&&! 0hile eo le in 'he Sou'h li%e 0hi'e e&&!#

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CLIC< PICTURES TO E,LARGE

Broiler4 used #ainly for #eat. 5 *roiler is a chicken is & to 6 weeks of age and weighs pounds when it is sent to #arket.

'ayer4a #ature fe#ale chicken that produces eggs. 7ost can lay 388 eggs9year.

!ullet4 a young fe#ale chicken

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CLIC< PICTURES TO E,LARGE

Capon4 a #ale chicken that has *een 2ooster9Cock4 a #ature #ale chicken neutered9castrated, usually % to 6 #onths of age and weigh a*out & pounds. By castrating these #ales when they are 3 weeks old, their #eat is #ore tender and #ore Cockerel4 a #ale chicken fla.orful when the *ird #atures. that is less than 1 year old

-pent hen4 a hen that is no longer laying

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Photos courtesy of USDA

:ertical (ntegration4raising, processing, and distri*uting poultry is now one continuous chain. 5 large co#pany is co#posed of s#aller co#panies that carry out all the processes fro# #anufacturing to distri*uting. ;or e<a#ple, Con 5gra is one large co#pany, *ut they hire growers, hatcheries, distri*utors, and processors.

=# :"'chery

)# Gro0ou'

+# Proce!!in&

># Di!'ri5u'ion

Broiler Produc'ion
Broiler! "re r"i!ed (or 'heir me"' "nd 'hey m"%e u mo!' o( 'he chic%en roduc'! 'h"' 0e e"'# A Broiler9! S'ory: I 0"! 5orn in " h"'chery;'hen I 0"! l"ced in "n o en chic%en hou!e 0here I "'e "nd dr"n% "' (ree 0ill# The chic%en hou!e i! 5i&4 0"rm4 "nd 0ell 2en'il"'ed# I r"n "round on " 5i& o en !h"2in&! (loor# I 0"! (ed " die' 'h"' m"de me &ro0 "! e((icien'ly "! o!!i5le !o 'h"' 'he &ro0er 0ouldn9' 0"!'e money on me# My die' h"! yello0 corn4 !oy4 o'her &r"in!4 miner"l!4 2i'"min!4 "nd medicine 'o %ee u! (rom &e''in& !ic%# My 5ro'her!4!i!'er!4 "nd I 0ere "ll %e ' 2ery he"l'hy# /hen I 'urned !i? 0ee%! old "nd 0ei&hed > ound! I 0"! !en' 'o m"r%e' !o you c"n en@oy chic%en nu&&e'! "nd o'her chic%en PRE-IOUS ,E.T roduc'!#

Broiler Produc'ion
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Broiler Produc'ion
7ost far#ers grow chickens on a contract. What does growing on contract mean?

Gro0er
The Gro0er Su :ou!e U'ili'ie! L"5or Sh"2in&! Cle"nin& Su lie! lie!:

Com "ny ACon A&r"4 Perdue4e'c#B

The Com "ny Su Chic%! $eed Medicine E? er'i!e
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L"yer Produc'ion

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L"yer Produc'ion
Did you know? 5 layer hen in production can lay al#ost 388 eggs9year and this nu#*er is rising= (n 1>88, hens only laid 188 eggs9year= 5re the eggs you *uy in the store fertili?ed or unfertili?ed? "hey are unfertili?ed= 0ens do not need a rooster to lay eggs. Can you na#e so#e foods that ha.e eggs in the#? 5ngel food cake, #ayonnaise, egg nog, *read, and noodles are @ust a few products with eggs= PRE-IOUS ,E.T

L"yer Produc'ion
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EGG GRADI,G E&&! c"n 5e Gr"de AA4 A4 or B And Sm"ll4 Medium4 or L"r&e
E&&! 'h"' "re mi!!h" en4 cr"c%ed4 or dir'y "re no' !old 'o 'he con!umer# The!e e&&! "re cl"!!i(ied "! LOSS#
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Coc%erel

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