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[posing the chicken]
Open Cage, then...
put bird in head first, set down and pose facing you.
Shut the cage.
Take bird out head first when told to do so.
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[Showing the Bird]
[posing]
Pose bird on table, then...
step back, smile.
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[examination]
[1]
Overall look...
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...overall look:
turn bird sideways, step back and look.
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[2]
after overall look...
eyes:
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eyes for:
blindness (poke eye to blink), pigment
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comb for:
defects, condition/texture
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wattles for:
abnormalities
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[5]
after wattles:
Head feathers
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head feathers for:
signs of molting
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[6]
after head feathers:
Beak
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beak for:
straightness, pigment
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[7]
after beak:
earlobe color
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earlobe color for:
true to breed
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[8]
after earlobe color:
point to ear
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neck area for:
smoothness, feather condition (signs of molting)
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[10]
after neck area:
back area
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back area for:
abnormalities
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[11]
after back area:
- measure lengh
- (vertically & horozontally)
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measure length for:
confirmation
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[12]
afer measuring the back:
check feather undercolor
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check undercolor for:
signs of molting.
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[13]
after feather undercolor
check tail.
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check tail for:
- condition of the feathers
- determine signs of molting
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[14]
after the tail
flip the bird
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[15]
after you flip the bird
check the vent area
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check the vent area for
- no lice
- no mites
- laying condition
- pigmentation loss
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[16]
after the vent area
check the handling quality
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check handling quality for
past egg production by feeling the skin of the abdominal area for thickness
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[17]
after handling quality
check the pubic bone
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check the pubic bone for
thickness and flexibility
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[18]
after the pubic bone
measure the abdominal capacity
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measure the abdominal capacity for:
- past egg production
- measure distance between pubic and keel bones
- if the distance is under 1.5 in the bird hasnt laid many if no eggs
- under 2 in laid some eggs
- over 2 in laid a bunch of eggs
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[19]
after the abdominal capacity
check the abdomen
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check abdomen for
- hardness or softness
- soft = producing eggs
- hard = not producing
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[20]
after abdomen..
examine thighs
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[21]
after thighs
check the shanks
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check shanks for
- cleaness
- free of mites (not crusty)
- pigment condition
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[22]
after shanks
check the toes
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check the toes for
- correct number of toes
- no defects
- pigmentation
- condition of nails (not broken or missing)
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[23]
after toes
check the feet
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[24]
after the feet
check the breast
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check the breast for:
- meat
- straightness of keel
- no abnormalities such as indentations in keel
- no defects such as breast blisters
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[25]
after the breast
- check the wings
- (right then left)
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check the wings for:
- signs of molting
- signs of lice or mites
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[26]
after the wings
check the crop
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check the crop for:
abnormalities or bumps
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[27]
after the crop
- tilt the bird upright
- youre done!
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