Jul 2, 2011 #1 capebird Songster 12 Years Apr 13, 2011 166 2 184 Cape Cod Is there an age that a chick is no longer called a chick... and maybe called something else.... a pullet? thanks
Is there an age that a chick is no longer called a chick... and maybe called something else.... a pullet? thanks
Jul 2, 2011 #2 Black Cochin Bantams Songster 9 Years Feb 24, 2010 1,872 159 236 Iowa I don't know the technical answer but I call mine chicks until about 4 months old.
Jul 2, 2011 #3 dianaross77 Crowing 14 Years Oct 10, 2010 1,800 20 281 Grand Blanc, MI A pullet is any female chicken under a year. A cockerel is any male chicken under a year. But I still don't know when they stop being chicks. Maybe when they lay an egg or that thing that roosters do besides crowing?
A pullet is any female chicken under a year. A cockerel is any male chicken under a year. But I still don't know when they stop being chicks. Maybe when they lay an egg or that thing that roosters do besides crowing?
Jul 2, 2011 #4 F Fred's Hens Crowing Premium Feather Member 9 Years Oct 14, 2010 16,073 2,341 441 Up North when it's hot, Down South when it's not. Quote: Yup. I know the answer, technically, but the young ones are "chicks" until POL.