What is the difference between a hen, a rooster, a chicken, a pullet, a cockerel, a capon and a chick?
The hen is the adult female rooster, the one who lays the eggs we usually eat.
The rooster is the male of the hen.
The chicken is the hen's young (male or female) that has not yet reached sexual maturity. The chicken is usually slaughtered between 3 and 10 months of age for food consumption.
A pullet is a female chicken.
A cockerel is a male chicken.
A poularde is a female chicken that has been fattened for food.
A capon is a castrated cockerel fattened for consumption.
The chick is the young of the hen (male or female) still covered with down. It will later become a chicken.
The hen is the adult female rooster, the one who lays the eggs we usually eat.
The rooster is the male of the hen.
The chicken is the hen's young (male or female) that has not yet reached sexual maturity. The chicken is usually slaughtered between 3 and 10 months of age for food consumption.
A pullet is a female chicken.
A cockerel is a male chicken.
A poularde is a female chicken that has been fattened for food.
A capon is a castrated cockerel fattened for consumption.
The chick is the young of the hen (male or female) still covered with down. It will later become a chicken.
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