Before we explain sleep apnea, let's quickly break down how breathing works. When you're awake, the muscles of your throat act to keep the airway straight and open so air can flow in and out of your lungs. When you sleep, these same muscles relax and your throat gets narrower. Normally, this doesn't close the airway, it just slows down breathing during sleep.
A male chicken under one year old is called a cockeral. A male chicken over a year old is called a cock, or rooster. A female chicken under the age of one is called a pullet. A female chicken over the age of one is called a hen. Not all chicks are hens. Chicks can be cockerals or pullets.
Chicken is the species name, equivalent to our âhuman.â Rooster is an adult male, equivalent to âman.â Hen is an adult female, equivalent to âwoman.â Cockerel is a juvenile male, equivalent to âboy/young man.â Pullet is a juvenile female, equivalent to âgirl/young woman.â All roosters, hens, cockerels, and pullets are chickens. They are subcategories of age and gender, but all the same species.