tom123 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) ENTRIES CLOSE IN 30 MINUTES!, ENTER NOW!! As the weather outside is so cold and miserable I thought I would give us something fun to do! To complete the quiz, quote this text and put it in a PM, complete the answers and then PM it back to me! (Have ran this past the Mods and all is OK!) Good luck The Eggcelent Chicken Quiz Question 1 How many years do healthy chickens live for (on average)? A) 1-3 years B) 3-6 years C) 8+ Answer - ................ Question 2 Which is the best way to pick up a chicken? A) By it's tail B) By it's legs C) By cupping both hands around its wings and body Answer - ................ Question 3 At what age, on average, should a chicken begin to lay eggs? A) 12 weeks old B) 20 weeks old C) 1 year old Answer - ................ Question 4 Do hens need a cockerel to lay eggs? A) Yes B) No Answer - ................ Question 5 How long can an egg be kept for before it goes off? A) 7 days B) 3 weeks C) 2 months Answer - ................ Question 6 Which one of these foods make up the main part of a chickens diet? A) Mashed potato B) Layers Pellets/mash C) Mixed Corn Answer - ................ Question 7 Identify this chicken breed... Answer - ................ Question 8 Identify this chicken breed... Answer - ................ Question 9 What colour eggs does this breed lay? Answer - ................ Question 10 When do hens moult and what are 2 classic signs of a moulting hen? A) Summer, limping and loss of feathers B) Winter, loss of feathers and comb shrinks and goes pale C) Winter, loss of appetite and soft shelled eggs Answer - ................ Question 11 What category does this breed fall into... A) True bantam B) Large fowl Answer - ................ Question 12 What did the Romans use chickens for? A) Insulation B) A fashion accessory C) As an oracle to predict good and bad omens Answer - ................ Question 13 A fresh egg floats in water A) True B) False Answer - ................ Question 14 What is the longest recorded distance a chicken has flown? A) 18 feet B) 4.1 miles C) 301.5 feet Answer - ................ Question 15 What breed of chicken is this... Answer - ................ Question 16 What breed of chicken is this... Answer - ................ Question 17 How many toes do most breeds of chicken have? A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 Answer - ................ Question 18 How long to large fowl chicken eggs take to hatch? A) 12 days B) 21 days C) 28 days Answer - ................ Question 19 What does the term 'treading' mean? A) A hen crouching down B) A cockerel mating with a hen C) Nothing to do with chickens! Answer - ................ Question 20 Which came first, the chicken or the egg? A) B) Answer - ................ Good Luck! Remember to PM me your answers Edited January 15, 2010 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Had me scratching my head with some of those Tom I hope you have the right answers especially the last one I've sent my answers to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Have also sent my answers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipCaldwell Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Sent my answers, hope i pass Some got me scratching my head Well done Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Thanks for the entries guys, keep them coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Oh dear! Too much of a newbie to be any good at this, I'm afraid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Answers submitted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emchook Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 and ... submitted ... crikey .. I think I need to do some swotting up .. Have been desperately trying to see a chicken foot in my mind to count those toes ! Thanks Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Doing well so far guys Oh dear! Too much of a newbie to be any good at this, I'm afraid! Give it a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzylizzy Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 guess who was really thick and posted their answers in the wrong place and now looks really daft!!!!!!! sorry if i have spoilt it. no good at computery things. sorry guys!!! bizzy lizzy Have deleted your post Lizzy, could you PM Tom your answer? - Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Don't worry! Can you PM it to me so I can delete this post so we don't have any cheaters Thanks Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 That was better than ironing Don't worry Bizzylizzy didn't noticed you had done it till I send off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 can't get into it - muggins here tried doing answers on screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Any one else going to give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I've had a go. I consider it charitable to ensure that everybody else who has entered done better than me. I am that somebody who has to come last! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Answers submitted . Can I just say, being a Mod doesn't mean I know much about chickens . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Are you saying you didn't know the answer to the last question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Lots of entries Will put a leader board up at the end of the week. Keep 'em coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky1 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Tom, What a good idea. Just realised how little I know. PM sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Are you saying you didn't know the answer to the last question That was one I did get right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 ANH did very well Plum. No honestly ENTRIES CLOSE TOMORROW EVERYONE!! Keep all the entries coming! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I've entered - just waiting to collect my wooden spoon award. (My excuse no chickens yet!) Thanks Tom! Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 QUICK GUYS! ENTRIES CLOSE IN 30 MINUTES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 c'mon, Tom..... i NEED to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Locking this as the results are here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
