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* For further information on poultry breeds, please see "The Poultry Club" at http://www.poultryclub.org and The University of Oklahoma Dept. of Animal Science at http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultry/chickens/.
 
* For further information on poultry breeds, please see "The Poultry Club" at http://www.poultryclub.org and The University of Oklahoma Dept. of Animal Science at http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultry/chickens/.
 
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===Chicken Terminology===
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==Chicken Terminology==
 
A number of terms are used when discussing chickens either on a commercial or small basis. Therefore some of the common terms have been included below;
 
A number of terms are used when discussing chickens either on a commercial or small basis. Therefore some of the common terms have been included below;
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===Males===
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*'''Cock''' - adult male/male of breeding age.
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*'''Cockerel''' - males under one year old.
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*'''Capon''' - castrated male (illegal in the UK).
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===Females===
 
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==Chickens==
 
==Chickens==
 
===Egg Laying Breeds===
 
===Egg Laying Breeds===
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