If you are new to raising backyard chickens, there can be lots of chicken terms you may be unfamiliar with. Hens, roosters, pullets, and cockerels call all be used to describe chickens. And what about broody hens? Layer hens? Sex-linked chickens? What the heck is a crop? This post explains many of the common chicken words so you can speak about your flock with confidence using the correct chicken terms.
