What is a "Pullet"?

[Chicabee19]

I keep seeing this term.

thanks!

 

[silkiechicken]

Female chicken under 1 year old.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

And when she lays her first egg, it's a Pullet Surprise.

 

[warren]

I thought it was a hen that has started laying but not yet had her first moult.

 

[AllChookUp]

LOL @ Buff Holligans!


Chicabee19 - Go here for more info on terms:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-glossary.html


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[warren]

In the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary it says that a pullet is a hen from the time she lays her first egg until her first moult, so perhaps English pullets are different from American ones.

 

[Nemo]

Ohhh... I thought it had something to do with car trade-ins... "Push it, pullet, or carry it in!"

 

[a2ms4chickens]

4-H's definition of a pullet is a female chicken who is under a year old, and who has laid eggs for less than 6 mos.

 

[seismic wonder2]

It's a teen age hen, Not quite adult but not quite a chick either.

 

[Bawkadoodledoo]

female under 1 year old