Originally Posted by
LSherratt
Firstly a pullet is a word used to describe a young chicken that's at 'point-of-lay' usually around 16-18 weeks old. A baby chicken is called a chick
I thought chick meant pretty lady of your age, LSherratt?
English is a weird language. If Chicken is a grown up bird, and a chick is a baby chicken, then why is kitten a child cat?? A kitten should be called a kit, not a kitten. Anyway, doesn't matter. English language will remain weird forever.