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Poultry
Poultry is a category of domestic birds kept and raised for the purpose of collecting eggs or killing and using their meat.
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muff
Meat products; Poultry
The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face of such breeds as Antwerp Belgian, Faverolle, and Houdan; also called "whiskers". Always found in conjunction with a beard.
brooder
Meat products; Poultry
Heat source for starting young birds. A mechanical device used to imitate the warmth and protection a mother hen gives her chicks.
nest
Meat products; Poultry
A secluded place where a hen feels she may safely leave her eggs; also, the act of brooding.
brooding period
Meat products; Poultry
the time between when chicks are hatched until they can be on their own without any heat.
nest egg
Meat products; Poultry
A wooden, plastic or ceramic egg placed in a nest to encourage hens to lay there.
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