PARAMOUNT SCI T1-T3 P.5

TERMS USED IN POULTRY KEEPING THEME: SCIENCE IN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND OCCUPATIONS TOPIC: KEEPING OF POULTRY AND BEES POULTRY KEEPING  This is the rearing of domestic birds POULTRY money Importance (uses) of poultry to people  These are domestic birds Types/examples of poultry  For income after sale/to sell them for  For egg production/to get eggs  For meat production/to get meat  They provide eggs  They provide meat  They are sold for money  They are used to pay bride price  Their droppings are used as manure  Their bones are used to make glue  Feathers  Poultry droppings LULWANDACHILDRENS HOMEPRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY FIVE SCIENCE LESSON NOTES TERM ONE  Turkeys  Geese costumes  Their feathers are used for decoration  Their feathers are used to make Reasons for rearing poultry (Why do farmers keep domestic birds?)  Eggs  Meat  Chickens  Ducks  Guinea fowls  Pigeons Examples of poultry products  Bones pillows  Their feathers are used to make TERMS | DESCRIPTION | Poultry (fowls) |  Domestic birds | Hen |  Adult female chicken | Cock |  Adult male chicken | Pullet |  Young female chicken | Cockerel |  Young male chicken | Capon |  Castrated male chicken | Chick |  Young bird | Incubation |  Providing of necessary conditions to a fertile egg to hatch | Incubation period |  Time taken by a fertilized egg to hatch | Incubator |  Machine used to hatch eggs | Layers |  Type of chickens kept for egg production | Broilers |  Type of chickens kept for m