: a young hen
specifically : a hen of the domestic chicken less than a year old
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The rates in backyard flocks or pullet (young hen) groupings can be even higher—sometimes as much as 1 in 50. —
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025 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. —Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 9 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
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025 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. —Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 9 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
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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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