MALE: ROOSTER
FEMALE: HEN
YOUNG FEMALE: PULLET
CASTRATED: CAPON
YOUNG: CHICK
PRODUCTS: FEATHERS, EGGS, CHICKEN
FEMALE: HEN
YOUNG FEMALE: PULLET
CASTRATED: CAPON
YOUNG: CHICK
PRODUCTS: FEATHERS, EGGS, CHICKEN
Not ruminant.
White leghorn poultry. They lay large white eggs. They have red combs and they have a red gobble. What is unique is that they are really white and are one of the largest breeds of poultry in the world. They originated in Tuscany which is in central Italy.
Orpington poultry. They have a duel purpose, meat and eggs. They are black, and splashed colored. Markings are red comb and gobble. They have a curvy back and with a short back and a U shaped underline which is an unique characteristic. They originated in Southeast England.
Plymouth rock poultry. This is a well behaved, great egg-laying chicken. They are white, buff, barred, partridge, silver penciled, blue, columbian, and black in color. Their markings are that they have stripes on their body and that is what is unique. They also have a red comb and gobble. The Plymouth Rock chicken originated in the USA.
Rhode Island red poultry. Another duel purpose bird. They are rust colored. They have a red comb and gobble. What is unique is that are the state bird of Rhode Island. They originated in the USA.