Chicken Life Stages – The Four Main Cycles in the Life of a Chicken.

There are basically four life stages for a chicken.
1. EGG - Chickens begin as fertilized eggs. Eggs take about 21 days to hatch.
2. CHICK - A chick is a newborn chicken.
3. PULLETS and COCKERELS - A pullet is an immature female chicken. A cockerel is an immature male chicken.
4. HENS and ROOSTERS - A hen is a mature female chicken. A hen is considered mature when she starts to lay eggs (typically 6 to 8 months old). A rooster is a mature male chicken.

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“Barnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cattle” - https://www.pioneermountainhomestead.com/barnyard-in-your-backyard/
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“The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Sufficient Living” by Jerome D. Belanger - https://www.pioneermountainhomestead.com/complete-idiots-guide-to-self-sufficient-living/
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We are full time homesteaders at Pioneer Mountain Homestead in the Appalachian Mountains of south-central Pennsylvania. We have a sawmill, produce garden, honeybees, layer hens, laying ducks, pigs, and goats. Additionally, we provide boat and camper storage to nearby visitors of Raystown Lake and sell firewood and lumber in south central Pennsylvania. Our journey is to be as self-reliant as we can be; to live as much as we can from the resources we have at hand; to effectively be productive with as minimal environmental impact as possible; to raise food in an organic manner; and to give back to our community through education or demonstration. We are always learning, as well. Life is always an adventure! We enjoy learning from others and seeing what other people are doing as well. –Bren and Chuck
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Transcript:
1 00:00:00,567 -- 00:00:06,467 Hey it's Bren at Pioneer Mountain Homestead and today we are talking about the life stages of a chicken
2 00:00:06,667 -- 00:00:09,866 big surprise they start out as fertilized eggs
3 00:00:10,234 -- 00:00:14,367 in about twenty one days they hatch out into these cute little chicks
4 00:00:14,700 -- 00:00:16,700 like babies they are cute
5 00:00:17,300 -- 00:00:20,167 and full of wonder but that soon changes
6 00:00:20,367 -- 00:00:24,034 they become teenagers and just like teenagers
7 00:00:24,067 -- 00:00:26,267 they do nothing but eat and produce
8 00:00:26,367 -- 00:00:27,100 nothing
9 00:00:28,334 -- 00:00:31,900 the female chickens at this stage are known as pullets
10 00:00:32,134 -- 00:00:35,200 and the males are known as cockerels
11 00:00:35,600 -- 00:00:39,267 in about twenty six weeks the chickens mature
12 00:00:39,600 -- 00:00:42,766 and the adult female chicken
13 00:00:42,833 -- 00:00:46,567 is a hen and the adult male is a rooster
14 00:00:47,267 -- 00:00:48,034 hope you learned
15 00:00:48,034 -- 00:00:51,034 something as always make it a great day