*Important Poultry Chicken Terminologies:* 1. *Broiler:* Young chicken grown for meat production. 2. *Layer:* Female chicken grown for egg production. 3. *Breeder:* Adult chicken used for breeding purposes. 4. *Chick:* Young chicken, usually under 4 weeks old. 5. *Pullet:* Young female chicken, usually under 1 year old. 6. *Cockerel:* Young male chicken, usually under 1 year old. 7. *Hen:* Adult female chicken. 8. *Rooster:* Adult male chicken. 9. *Flock:* Group of chickens. 10. *Hatchery:* Facility where eggs are hatched. 11. *Incubator:* Machine used to hatch eggs. 12. *Brooding:* Rearing young chickens. 13. *Grow-out:* Rearing chickens from brooding to market age. 14. *Laying cycle:* Period of egg production by a hen. 15. *Molting:* Shedding of feathers, usually accompanied by a pause in egg production. 16. *Pecking order:* Social hierarchy among chickens. 17. *Scrambled eggs:* Fertilized eggs that have been mixed up during incubation. 18. *Straight-run:* Chicks that have not been sexed. 19. *Sexing:* Determining the gender of chicks. 20. *Vaccination:* Administering vaccines to protect against diseases. 21. *Beak trimming:* Trimming the beak to prevent pecking damage. 22. *Debeaking:* Removing the upper part of the beak to prevent it from injuring other birds. 23. *Culling:* Removing weak or unhealthy birds from the flock. 24. *Grading:* Sorting eggs or chickens by size or quality. 25. *Gut health:* The balance of beneficial bacteria in the digestive system. *Photo Credit:* The Ghanaian Farmer!💃🐔 *NOTE:* We're not selling the chicken/eggs! This post is for education purpose ONLY! Learning with *iMaDe FARMs!* 🧡🤍💚