What are chooks?

[hotmama79]

So glad you posted that I was wondering myself what a chook was.

 

[chloezoebob101]

Good Q&A! Next...why are chicks called biddies? (Don't mean to hijack your thread...)

thats ok! im curious too!

 

[chloezoebob101]

LMAO! Thanks for asking it! Ive been wondering that too but was afraid to ask....

whats LMAO?? I'm hearing ppl on Facebook say it quite often

 

[bj taylor]

amazing what you learn when questions are asked.

 

[yinepu]

Hens under 1 year of age are pullets and hens over 1 year old are called biddies.

we always called the hens "Old Biddies".. or if they were setting eggs we called them "Biddy Hens"
but the chicks were just "biddies"

guess it all depends on where you're from

 

[HetaChick]

It's interesting how a single language possesses so many alternate styles of talking about the same subject!

Then again there are many English-speaking countries and our cultures play a role in how we speak. I love this!

 

[chloezoebob101]

so true!

 

[kovalines]

Now imagine how it's hard to understand all these different words for a foreing person...
I'm from Brazil and I ALWAYS mix American a British English... And now with different words from Australia... We live and we learn!

 

[chloezoebob101]

We Live, We Love, We learn!

 

[gryeyes]

I usually call mine chickens but occasionally use "chooks" for the plural instead of saying "flock." My flock has geese and ducks in it... But the "chook" sound is one of the origins of the word. Yes, Australians refer to chickens as chooks, too.

LMAO is Laugh My [butt] Off. Except the "butt" is that other word related to a donkey.

Biddies, depending on where you live and were raised, can be hens or pullets or chicks.