Pullet or Hen?

[Hen_House_Rocks!]

At what age does a pullet become a hen? When she starts laying or when she reaches a certain age??

 

[ghillie]

At 1 year old they become hens....

 

[muttly]

After their first molt?

 

[chicks4kids]

I thought they became hens when they started laying........learn something new every day!!

 

[gritsar]

A pullet is a female chicken under the age of 1.
A hen is a female chicken over age 1.
A cockerel is a male chicken under the age of 1.
A rooster is a male chicken over age 1.

 

[kelidei]

Quote:
I learned something! Thanks!

 

[greathorse]

The previous answers are for sure true in the show room. My grandad called them young hens when they began to lay. It is quite universal however that 1 year is a hen