nonlaying
Without egg output
Nonlaying describes hens or other egg-producing birds that are not currently producing eggs.
A hen might be nonlaying due to age, season, molting, or health issues.
In poultry farming, nonlaying birds are often culled since they consume resources without contributing to egg production.
The farmer separated the nonlaying hens from the flock.
Female fowl
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- flockAnimals gathered together
- cullSelective removal
- moltShed outer covering
broody · unproductive · barren · spent · rooster · cockerel · pullet · infertile
Domesticated farm animals
- farmAgricultural land tract
- productivityOutput relative to input
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- outputWhat something generates
breeding · husbandry · management · economics · overhead · maintenance · unprofitable · dormant
hen
Female fowl
molt · broody · unproductive · barren · spent · rooster · cockerel · pullet · infertile · sterile
livestock
Domesticated farm animals
- farmAgricultural land tract
- productivityOutput relative to input
- yieldProduce or relinquish
output · breeding · husbandry · management · economics · overhead · maintenance · unprofitable · dormant · fallow