What is the difference between roosters and chickens?

Answer 1

A chicken is the breed of bird. A hen is female chicken over a year old. A pullet is a young female chicken. A cockerel is a young male chicken, and a rooster is a male chicken over a year old. Generally speaking, if someone refers to a "chicken" it is female.

Answer 2

The difference is a chicken rooster are only male. Peafowl is the breed name for both male and female, a male is called peacock, a female is called peahen, their babies are referred to as pea-chicks.

Answer 3

A Pullet is a young female chicken. Hens are called pullets before they start to produce eggs.

A Rooster is a mature male chicken, before their first full year and sexual maturity, roosters are called Cockerels.

Answer 4

A rooster is a male chicken, often called a cock. A female chicken is called a hen. Roosters are generally aggressive birds whose duty is to protect their hens.

Answer 5

Cockrels are immature rooster one year old or younger.

A rooster is a male chicken older than one year.

Answer 6

Roosters are male and hens are female.

Answer 7

Roosters are male chickens.