Chicken external anatomy

Question 1

it is the flesh attachment on the top part of the chicken’s head, and it is usually red

Answer 1

Comb

Question 2

Feathers around the neck, they are raised if the feel threatened

Answer 2

Hackle

Question 3

Two fleshy colored, located under the beak

Answer 3

Wattle

Question 4

Narrow feathers between a chicken’s neck and back

Answer 4

Cape

Question 5

are of the thoracic vertebrae

Answer 5

Back

Question 6

the part behind the back reaching up to the tail

Answer 6

Saddle

Question 7

located at the posterior and point upwards

Answer 7

Main tail Feathers

Question 8

Long feather at the posterior part, pointed downwards

Answer 8

Sickle feather

Question 9

Used for movement, LOCATED above the feathers

Answer 9

SHoulder

Question 10

distinctive colored feathers on the shoulder

Answer 10

Wing Bow

Question 11

Long curved feathers of the tail, below the sickles

Answer 11

Lesser sickle feather

Question 12

leg joint of the chicken, and it bends in the opposite direction

Answer 12

Hock Joint

Question 13

lower leg of the chicken, in between the toes and hock joint

Answer 13

Shank

Question 14

Located behind the shank

Answer 14

Spur

Question 15

Also known as a talon, projects backward from the ankle. it is used for scratching

Answer 15

Claw

Question 16

used for standing an balancing, each foot has four and three point forward while one points backward

Answer 16

Toes