P5 sci notes

domestic birds. TERMS USED IN POULTRY KEEPING Page 1 ❖ Cock is the adult male chicken ❖ Hen is the adult female chicken ❖ Cockerel is a young male chicken ❖ Pullet is a young female chicken ❖ Chick is a young chicken below 8 weeks ❖ Chicken is the meat of a hen/a cock ❖ Capon is a castrated cock ❖ Brooding is the special care given to the chicks below 8 weeks ❖ Incubation is the process by which fertilized eggs are given favourable PRIMARY FIVE SCIENCE LESSON NOTES TOPICS conditions to hatch into chicks. ❖ Incubation period is the period of time taken by a fertilized egg to hatch into a • Chicken • Ducks • Pigeons • Turkeys • Guinea fowls Reasons why people rear poultry • For egg production • For meat (Chicken) production • For sale to get money (family income) Other uses of poultry Topic One: POULTRY KEEPING Poultry keeping is the rearing of domestic birds (fowls). Poultry are chick. ❖ Incubator is a machine used to hatch the fertilized eggs ❖ Brooder is the special structure where chicks below two weeks are kept ❖ Moulting is the shedding of feathers to replace old ones with new ones Examples of poultry • To get feathers for different purposes e.g. making pillows, decoration, dancing props, cushions. • Some birds are kept as pets in homes e.g. peacocks, hens, parrots. Keeping poultry and bees Measurement Immunization The digestive system • For identification • To protect the delicate skin. • To keep the birds warm. • For incubation of eggs. • For brooding their young ones.