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Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of harvesting animal products such as meat, eggs or feathers. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails, and turkeys). The term also includes waterfowls of the family Anatidae (ducks and geese) but does not include wild birds hunted for food known as game or quarry. The Sanctuary currently has chicken, ducks, and even one turkey in our care. We do sell their eggs during the egg laying season.
Chickens
Chickens
We have six roosters each with their own harem of hens.
Ducks
Ducks
Our ducks do not have access to a pond, so we've given them a kiddie pool to swim in.
Turkey
Turkey
Misty Blue was quite young in this photo.
Is there a difference between the terms "free-range" and "cage-free"?
Is there a difference between the terms "free-range" and "cage-free"?
Free-range
Hens have access to outdoor space, such as a pasture, where they can forage and frolic. The amount of outdoor space required varies by certification program, but is typically at least 2 square feet per hen. Free-range hens also have the opportunity to display natural behaviors.
Cage-free
Hens do not have access to the outdoors. However, they may have more space than hens in cages.
What are male and female poultry called?
What are male and female poultry called?
Hen: A mature female chicken that is known for laying eggs,
Rooster: A mature male chicken
Pullet: A female chicken under the age of one
Poult: a young domestic chicken, turkey, or other fowl being raised for food
Layer hen: A full-grown female chicken that is primarily kept for laying eggs
Tom: A male turkey that is no longer a poult
What are those red fleshy things on the faces of poultry?
What are those red fleshy things on the faces of poultry?
A wattle is a red, fleshy growth that hangs from a chicken's chin.
A chicken's comb is a fleshy organ that sits on top of a chicken's head. Although a comb is primarily for show, it does help regulate body temperature.
Both sexes may have combs and wattles, but roosters have larger, more pronounced combs and wattles than do hens.
Are all chicken eggs either white or brown?
Are all chicken eggs either white or brown?
Chickens can lay eggs in many colors, including white, brown, pink, blue, green, cream, and speckled. The color of a chicken's eggs is determined by its genetics, and each chicken will typically lay one color for the rest of its life.
Here are some examples of chicken breeds and the colors of eggs they lay:
Leghorn: Lays white eggs
Orpington: Lays brown eggs
Ameraucana: Lays blue eggs
Olive egger: Lays olive-green eggs
Marans: Lays dark brown eggs
ISABELL, ISA Tinted, or ISA Grey: Tinted eggs, a result of crossing Rhode Island Reds with White Leghorn
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