My husband just called and said he's on his way home with 25 new ladies. This is sink or swim, and I'm trying to figure things out! Found this today!
A Short Chicken Glossary
| chick | A newly hatched chicken. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| capon | A castrated male chicken used for meat. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cockerel | A male chicken less than a year old. These often make it to the barbecue. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hen | A female chicken more than a year old. These are the ones that lay the eggs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pullet | A female chicken less than a year old. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| rooster | A male chicken more than a year old. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| egg | If you don't know, you shouldn't be doing this. |
As I knew all of these except I had forgotten about capon, I would think it would be also useful to know some of these other words:
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bedding
heat lamp
chores
coop
butcher
hard work
and a whole bunch more
Enjoy!!
good luck!!!
ReplyDeleteps- I know what an egg is!!:-)
Spring is here - bringing baby kittens and chicks. My Mom got her chicks in the mail the other day.
ReplyDelete25 more chicks! Yay! :) You will be a pro before you know it.
ReplyDeleteI love our country place, but when moving here, I told hubby I didn't mind having some farm animals, but "No chickens!" Guess I don't have the fondest memories of raising chickens, gathering eggs, butchering, and plucking. So I leave it to my sister to be the chicken expert, and I wish you the best of fun times with your chicken venture!
ReplyDeleteLucky you!! Fresh eggs!! Better get some pictures of the new ladies!! Thanks for your comment! Finally getting time to catch up! It's been a crazy, busy year for us!
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