At what age does a chick become a pullet?

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The answer to this one is easy. A chick becomes a pullet when she looks like this:
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OMGosh, I had the same question, didn't know there were so many answers!
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I will call my future adoptees pullets for now.
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I just bought 6 pullets today and they're my first! They're beginning to get a little reddish-brown color on them. They're little balls of fluff with the beginnings of feathers on their little wings and are about as big as a teacup. How old would you say they are?
 
There you go, I learned something new. I always understood a pullet is from beginning of laying to one year...but I usually refer to them as "my girls" which lasts from fuzzy chick to dried up old hen that I can't bear to cull. Because of this, like many others on this site, I've been referred to as the crazy chicken lady and I'm ok with that!
 
wantchixinsc said:
I just bought 6 pullets today and they're my first! They're beginning to get a little reddish-brown color on them. They're little balls of fluff with the beginnings of feathers on their little wings and are about as big as a teacup. How old would you say they are?
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Hi,
Maybe a week old. Buy the smallest bottle of Bovidr Labs Poultry Nutri-Dench at Tractor Supply or your feed store. ( about 6.99) and put it in their water so it looks like very weak tea. For the 1st 2-3 weeks. It will help them thru the stress of adjusting to their new home and the next couple of weeks of growing to get them off to a strong start. Never lost a chick when raising them on it. Just healthy robust chicks. Doesn't need to be digested. Just mainlines directly into the bloodstream. All natural http://www.nutridrench.com
Been using it for over a decade on my birds and dogs.
Best,
Karen
 
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We have a few working definitions at our place, but first it may be helpful to use humans as an analog to help some of you understand the homophones/homograms being used: humans become "adults" when we become sexually mature (16 for females, 18for males) societally, when we reach the age of 18. However, that doesn't mean we are "mature". So, we are an "adult" at 18 but when we fully mature, we become an ADULT. Hens, likewise become mature when they start laying but are still not fully grown and become hens when they are over 1 year.
 
And chicks are no longer chicks when they get their feathers and Do not require brooding
 
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