laying pullet
1pullet — pul|let [ˈpulıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: poulet, from poule hen ] a young chicken that is in its first year of laying eggs …
2pullet — noun (C) a young chicken during its first year of laying eggs …
3Chicken — Gallus gallus domesticus redirects here. For other subspecies, see Red Junglefowl. Chooks redirects here. For the fast food chain, see Chooks Fresh Tasty. This article is about the animal. For chicken as human food, see Chicken (food). For other… …
4Debeaking — A White Leghorn pullet with a trimmed beak …
5Battery cage — In industrial agriculture, battery cages (called laying cages in the United States) are a confinement system used primarily for egg laying hens. The battery cage has generated controversy among advocates for animal welfare and animal… …
6Cochin (chicken) — A Blue Cochin hen The Cochin or Cochin China, originally known as the Chinese Shanghai, is a breed of chicken. The name Cochin came from the original Chinese name 九斤黄(in pinyin: jiujin huang, pronounced jil jin hwaang), meaning nine jin yellow,… …
7Hen that lays golden eggs — A hen or chicken that is usually depicted laying golden eggs for its owner. The idea of such a mystical creature has been encountered in fairy tales such as Jack and the Beanstalk as well as the occult with the story of The Black Pullet teaching… …
8poultry farming — Raising birds commercially or domestically for meat, eggs, and feathers. Chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese are the birds of primary commercial importance. Guinea fowl and squabs are chiefly of local interest. Though chickens have been… …
9Orpington (chicken) — Orpington A Black Orpington hen Conservation status Recovering Country of origin England …
10Egg yolk — Not to be confused with yoke. An intact yolk surrounded by egg white An egg yolk is a part of an egg which feeds the developing embryo. The egg yolk is suspended in the egg white (known alternatively as albumen or glair/glaire) by one or two… …
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