Poultry Terminology

Question 1

Broiler/fryer

Answer 1

Chicken raised for meat

Question 2

Capon

Answer 2

Castrated male chicken or turkey

Question 3

Chick

Answer 3

New born chicken or turkey

Question 4

Cock or rooster

Answer 4

Male chicken of breeding age

Question 5

Cockerel

Answer 5

Young male chicken

Question 6

Hen

Answer 6

Mature female chicken or turkey

Question 7

Hen poult

Answer 7

Young female turkey

Question 8

Jake

Answer 8

Young male turkey

Question 9

Poult

Answer 9

Young turkey

Question 10

Pullet

Answer 10

Immature laying hen

Question 11

Spent hen

Answer 11

Egg-laying hen that is no longer producing eggs that are of grade A quality (approximately 2 years of age)

Question 12

Tom

Answer 12

Male turkey of breeding age

Question 13

Aviary house

Answer 13

cageless layer house with litter floor and multiple layers of perches and nests, allowing birds to freely move between all levels

Question 14

Furnished cages

Answer 14

large enclosed cages, holding 30-60 laying hens, that have perches and scratch pads

Question 15

Grandparent stock

Answer 15

first generation, highest biosecurity level poultry stock owned by breeder companies

Question 16

Litter

Answer 16

wood chips or seed (rice, peanut) hulls used for footing

Question 17

Multiplier stock

Answer 17

offspring of grandparent stock, owned by poultry companies and bred for production of growing turkeys, broilers, and layers