Meaning & use
Pullets
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Young hens, typically less than a year old and not yet at full egg-laying maturity.
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The farmer added a dozen new pullets to the flock this spring.
Pullets usually begin laying eggs around five to six months of age.
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Distinguished from older, fully mature hens, "pullet" comes from the French "poulet," meaning young chicken.
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