: a young hen
specifically
: a hen of the domestic chicken less than a year old
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Consequently, the company was obligated to cull 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets, which make up approximately 3.6% of the company's total flock as of its most recent report on March 2.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
Chickens at a plant in Texas' panhandle have tested positive bird flu resulting in the slaughter of 1.6 million hens and 337,000 pullets (young hens).
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Occurring at a company facility in Palmer County, positive tests for pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) resulted in the slaughter of nearly two million chickens, including 1.6 million hens and 337,000 pullets, or young hens.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Cal-Maine Foods on Tuesday announced chickens at its facility in Parmer County, in the state's southwestern panhandle, tested positive for pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) resulting in slaughter of nearly 2 million chickens − 1.6 million hens and 337,000 pullets (young hens).
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
The average lifetime egg production of a pullet is in the 600 range.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2023
Under the investments announced last week, Cal-Maine will build four new cage-free hen houses and convert two pullet houses in Utah for a total capacity of 810,000 cage-free layer hens.
—Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2022
In 2018, a fire destroyed a pullet barn at the facility.
—Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati.com, 21 Apr. 2020
Crystal Cahill of Great Meadows, New Jersey, twice took advantage of that sort of deal after buying what she was told were four 7-week-old pullets in November.
—Author: Karin Brulliard, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2018
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
Chickens at a plant in Texas' panhandle have tested positive bird flu resulting in the slaughter of 1.6 million hens and 337,000 pullets (young hens).
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Occurring at a company facility in Palmer County, positive tests for pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) resulted in the slaughter of nearly two million chickens, including 1.6 million hens and 337,000 pullets, or young hens.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Cal-Maine Foods on Tuesday announced chickens at its facility in Parmer County, in the state's southwestern panhandle, tested positive for pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) resulting in slaughter of nearly 2 million chickens − 1.6 million hens and 337,000 pullets (young hens).
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
The average lifetime egg production of a pullet is in the 600 range.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2023
Under the investments announced last week, Cal-Maine will build four new cage-free hen houses and convert two pullet houses in Utah for a total capacity of 810,000 cage-free layer hens.
—Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2022
In 2018, a fire destroyed a pullet barn at the facility.
—Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati.com, 21 Apr. 2020
Crystal Cahill of Great Meadows, New Jersey, twice took advantage of that sort of deal after buying what she was told were four 7-week-old pullets in November.
—Author: Karin Brulliard, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2018
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pullet
noun
pul·let
ˈpu̇l-ət 
: a young hen
especially
: a hen of the domestic chicken that is less than a year old
Etymology
Middle English polet "a young chicken or fowl," from early French pullet (same meaning), derived from earlier pulle, poule "young animal," from Latin pullus "young animal, chicken" — related to pool entry 3, poultry
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