Raising Game Birds

Question 1

Coughing, hoarseness, leg/wing paralysis, tremors, & twisting of the neck are symptoms of what?

Accepted Answer

Newcastle

Question 2

What is the most important reason for ventilation in your hatchery?

Accepted Answer

Dilute airborne microorganisms

Question 3

Sanitation Temperature Equipment Age Light Nutrition Overcrowding Territorial External Parasite

Accepted Answer

Factors of Cannibalism

Question 4

What parasitic disease is spread through feces and causes droopiness & foamy yellowish stools?

Accepted Answer

Blackhead

Question 5

What is the ideal temperature for the holding room when eggs are stored for 10 or more days?

Accepted Answer

55°F, 12.8°C

Question 6

What is this a picture of?

Accepted Answer

Cool Room Brooding

Question 7

What birds are incubated for 23-24 days?

Accepted Answer

Bobwhite & California Quail, Chinese Ring-Necked Pheasant & Red-Legged Partridge

Question 8

Weakness, listlessness, loss of appetite, & yellow/green diarrhea are symptoms of what disease?

Accepted Answer

Erysipelas

Question 9

What are NOT good litters for game birds?

Accepted Answer

Sawdust, Sand, & Peat Moss

Question 10

What is the ideal temperature for a game bird hatchery?

Accepted Answer

65°-80°F

Question 11

How much light do game birds require?

Accepted Answer

2 foot-candles

Question 12

What birds are incubated for 24-25 days?

Accepted Answer

Mongolian Ring-Necked Pheasant & Hungarian Partridge

Question 13

Sores on the skin and mucus membranes in the mouth and throat are signs of what viral disease?

Accepted Answer

Fowl Pox

Question 14

When should you NEVER fumigate eggs?

Accepted Answer

24-96 hours before incubation

Question 15

What is a protozoan disease that can cause weakness, ruffled feathers, or bloody droppings?

Accepted Answer

Coccidiosis

Question 16

This disease causes edema, mottled spleens, & inflamed lungs, but has no external symptoms.

Accepted Answer

Marble Spleen disease

Question 17

How much eating space is required per game bird chick?

Accepted Answer

20 inches per 100 birds, 1 inch per 5 birds, 4 inches per 20 birds, 10 inches per 50 birds

Questions 17