A pullet is a female chicken.
A pullet is a female chicken.
A young male chicken is a cockerel. A young female chicken is a pullet.
The female would be a "pullet". ------- The male would be a "cockerel".
Chicks Female chick pullet Male chick cockeral
Pullet is from French poulet (male) poulette (female) meaning small chicken. Therefore it should be male. But in English it won't matter, anything goes. It's after all just a bloody chook.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female. The noun 'cockerel' is a gender specific noun for a young male chicken. The noun 'pullet' is a gender specific noun for a young female chicken.
Chick. Pullet is for an immature female and cockerel is for the immature male.
Pullet Pullet
A female chicken under the age of one year. ok this is what i figured chick(baby) pullet(teenager) hen&rooster(adult)
A hen is a mature female chicken. A Pullet is an immature (young) female chicken. A mature male breeding chicken is a rooster. A castrated male chicken is a capon. An immature male chicken is a cockeral.
Female chickens are knows as hens. Male chickens are known as roosters.
Pullet or Hen