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biddy, chick
young bird especially of domestic fowl
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cock, rooster
adult male chicken
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capon
castrated male chicken
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biddy, hen
adult female chicken
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spring chicken
a young chicken having tender meat
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Rhode Island red
American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken
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Dominick, Dominique
American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
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Orpington
English breed of large chickens with white skin
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cockerel
a young domestic cock; not older than one year
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cackler
a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
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brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter
a domestic hen ready to brood
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mother hen
a hen with chicks
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layer
a hen that lays eggs
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pullet
young hen usually less than a year old
