
20/04/2025
CHICKEN TERMINOLOGIES YOU SHOULD KNOW
1. Bantam: A small variety of chicken.
2. Broiler: Chicken raised for meat.
3. Brooder: Heated area for chicks.
4. Broody hen: Hen incubating eggs.
5. Cockerel: Young male chicken.
6. Comb: Fleshy crest on top of the head.
7. Coop: Chicken house.
8. Cornish: Breed of chicken used for meat.
9. Crossbreed: Offspring of different breeds.
10. Dust bath: Chickens' way to clean themselves.
11. Egg tooth: Chick's beak tip used to break out of the egg.
12. Feathers: Plumage covering a chicken's body.
13. Flock: Group of chickens.
14. Free-range: Chickens with access to outdoor areas.
15. Gizzard: Digestive organ for grinding food.
16. Hen: Adult female chicken.
17. Incubation: Process of hatching eggs.
18. Layer: Chicken bred for egg production.
19. Nest box: Place where hens lay eggs.
20. Organic: Chickens raised without synthetic chemicals.
21. Pecking order: Social hierarchy among chickens.
22. Pullet: Young female chicken.
23. Roost: Perch where chickens sleep.
24. Rooster: Adult male chicken.
25. Scratching: Chickens' behavior of foraging.
26. Silkie: Breed of chicken with fluffy feathers.
27. Spurred: Having spur growths on legs.
28. Spurred: Having spur growths on legs (yes, it's repeated in the list!).
29. Wattle: Fleshy part under a chicken's beak.
30. Wing clipping: Trimming feathers to prevent flying.
31. Bantamweight: Small-sized chicken.
32. Biddies: Informal term for baby chickens.
33. Capon: Castrated male chicken.
34. Clutch: Group of eggs a hen incubates.
35. Crop: Pouch for storing food.
36. Dual-purpose breed: Chickens raised for both eggs and meat.
37. Egg candling: Checking eggs' development using light.
38. Feather pecking: Behavior of pecking other chickens' feathers.
39. Grit: Small stones aiding digestion.
40. Hackle: Neck feathers.
41. Hen saddle: Protective pad for hens' backs.
42. Hybrid chicken: Crossbred for specific traits.
43. Molting: Shedding and regrowing feathers.
44. Point-of-lay: Stage when hens start laying eggs.
45. Run: Enclosed outdoor area for chickens.
46. Scaly leg mite: Parasite affecting chickens' legs.
47. Shanks: Lower part of the leg.
48. Squatting: Submission behavior in hens.
49. Tractor: Movable chicken coop.
50. Vent: Opening for excretion and egg-laying
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