laying hen
Poultry for eggs
A laying hen is a chicken kept for egg production rather than meat.
The term distinguishes hens in their productive laying years from pullets (young hens not yet laying) and from broilers raised for slaughter.
The farm keeps two hundred laying hens.
Depositing eggs externally
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- yolkEgg's nutrient core
- albumenClear protein in eggs
- shellHard outer covering
nest · production · egg-bound · candling · grading · collection · freshness · brown
Jabbing with beak
- scratchingRaking with nails
- dustbathingCleaning via dry soil
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
broodiness · clucking · cackling · nesting · roosting · cannibalism · social hierarchy · pecking order
Poultry enclosure
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- perchResting spot for birds
- nesting boxEnclosed shelter for egg-laying
- runMove swiftly on foot
aviary · battery cage · free-range · barn · cage-free · ventilation · lighting · bedding
Supply with sustenance
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- oyster shellBivalve's calcified housing
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
debeaking · vaccination · biosecurity · culling · decline · lifespan · replacement · record-keeping
American poultry breed
- Plymouth RockFabled Pilgrim arrival site
- SussexHistoric English coastal county
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
pullet · commercial · dual-purpose · bantam · plumage
oviposition
Depositing eggs externally
shell · nest · production · egg-bound · candling · grading · collection · freshness · brown · white
pecking
Jabbing with beak
- scratchingRaking with nails
- dustbathingCleaning via dry soil
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
brooding · broodiness · clucking · cackling · nesting · roosting · cannibalism · social hierarchy · pecking order · flocking
coop
Poultry enclosure
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- perchResting spot for birds
- nesting boxEnclosed shelter for egg-laying
run · aviary · battery cage · free-range · barn · cage-free · ventilation · lighting · bedding · litter
feed
Supply with sustenance
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- oyster shellBivalve's calcified housing
molting · debeaking · vaccination · biosecurity · culling · decline · lifespan · replacement · record-keeping
Rhode Island Red
American poultry breed
- Plymouth RockFabled Pilgrim arrival site
- SussexHistoric English coastal county
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
hybrid · pullet · commercial · dual-purpose · bantam · plumage
- domesticated animalscow, dogs, pig, cats, horses
- livestockcow, cows, cattle, bull, bulls
- Chickensrooster, chick, pullet, cockerel, bantam
- farmsteadfarmhouse, barn cat, farm cat, farm dog, farmyard
- poultrychicken, turkey, duck, goose, rooster
- eggschicken egg, scrambled eggs, duck egg, Easter egg, fried eggs