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Chickens Trivia Quiz

A fun,easy quiz about chickens!

A multiple-choice quiz by scrappyX. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
scrappyX

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
30,998

Updated
Jan 20 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
5442

Last 3 plays: Guest 121 (7/10), Guest 80 (9/10), Guest 38 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What do you call a female chicken under one year of age? Hint

Sunday dinner

a hen

a pullet

a cockerel

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Question 2 of 10

2. What breed was produced, in part, from a cross between a Dominique and a black Java? Hint

a new breed

a new coffee drink

a Sumatra

a barred Plymouth rock

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the medical condition when a hen suddenly stops producing eggs and her abdomen becomes distended? Hint

egg-bound

coccidiosis

old age

obesity

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Question 4 of 10

4. What do you call a hen who wants to hatch an egg? Hint

loving

ready

moody

broody

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Question 5 of 10

5. When chickens roll in the dirt, they are often said to be taking a _____ . Hint

dust bath

filthy bath

dirt bath

good roll!

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Question 6 of 10

6. What do chickens store in their gizzard to help them chew? Hint

acid

small teeth

grit

husks and shells

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many chickens do you have to have, in order to have a real flock? Hint

more than three

two chickens

three chickens

one chicken

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Question 8 of 10

8. When a chicken starts to eat her eggs, what is she not getting enough of? Hint

calcium

food

vitamin b

attention

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Question 9 of 10

9. Do you need a rooster in order to get eggs?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. What do you call a panting chicken, who is standing with her wings out and her beak open? Hint

a cold chicken

a bored chicken

a hot chicken

a sick chicken

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What do you call a female chicken under one year of age?

Answer: a pullet

A male chicken under one year of age is called a cockerel.

2. What breed was produced, in part, from a cross between a Dominique and a black Java?

Answer: a barred Plymouth rock

They were cross-bred in the mid 1800s.

3. What is the name of the medical condition when a hen suddenly stops producing eggs and her abdomen becomes distended?

Answer: egg-bound

This is usually caused by a bad diet and filthy living conditions.

4. What do you call a hen who wants to hatch an egg?

Answer: broody

She will usually go broody three weeks before she sets.

5. When chickens roll in the dirt, they are often said to be taking a _____ .

Answer: dust bath

They should always be able to take dust baths in order to kill parasites.

6. What do chickens store in their gizzard to help them chew?

Answer: grit

If your chickens aren't free-range, then they should be fed grit.

7. How many chickens do you have to have, in order to have a real flock?

Answer: three chickens

Three chickens are considered a real flock.

8. When a chicken starts to eat her eggs, what is she not getting enough of?

Answer: calcium

Laying hens should be feed ground up oyster shells, which gives them calcium for making the egg shells stronger.

9. Do you need a rooster in order to get eggs?

Answer: no

Eggs are produced by laying hens. You only need a rooster when you want baby chicks.

10. What do you call a panting chicken, who is standing with her wings out and her beak open?

Answer: a hot chicken

Chickens should be provided with a place to escape the hot sun.

Source: Author scrappyX

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