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– The forward of the body between the neck and the keel bone.
- Breast lbister- Enlarged discolored area or sore in the area of the keel bone.
- Breed- A group of chickens within a class having a distinctive body shape and the same general features and weight. Also, pairing a rooster with a hen for the purpose of obtaining fertile eggs.
- Breeders- Mature chickens from which fertile eggs are collected. Also, a person who manages such chickens.
- Breed True- The characteristic of purebred chicks whereby they resemble both portents.
- Broiler or fryer- A young meat-type chicken, usually 9 to 12 weeks of age, of either sex, that can be cooked tender by broiling of frying, usually weighting between 2 12/ and 3 12/ pounds. Can with up to 6 pounds.
- Broiler House- a building in which broiler-type chickens are raised.
- Brood- To care for a batch of chicks. Also, the chicks themselves.
- Brooder- Heat source for starting young brides. A mechanical device used to imitate the warmth and protection a mother hen gives her chicks.
- Brooding Perion- the time between when chicks are hatched until they can be on their own without any heat.
- Broody- The maternal instinct causing a female to set or want to hatch eggs.
- Broody hen- A hen that through hormonal changes has undergone marked changes in behavior and physiology, including cessation of laying and development of the maternal instincts. A hen that wants to sit on eggs to hatch them and to brood chicks.