What is a pullet?

According to definition a young hen less than a year old. I have always gone with a young hen in her first season of egg laying, basically the same definition.

The younger a hen is the more eggs they lay, with each passing year they slow down a little on egg production. A five year old hen will lay far fewer eggs than a "pullet". Not only does a pullet lay more eggs they are more efficient at converting feed into eggs so less food to create the same number of eggs.
 

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