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Male Chicken. A male chicken is a cock or a cockerel, depending on its age. Similarly, a female chicken is called a pullet or a hen. The age at which a pullet becomes a hen and a cockerel becomes a cock depends on what type of chicken is being raised. Purebred poultry producers have very age-specific definitions. A chicken is a cockerel or pullet if it is less than one year of age.
Here are the answers to those questions and many more. Hens and eggs. 1  Female chickens are called pullets for their first year or until they begin to lay eggs. 2  For most breeds, around 20 weeks is a typical age for the first egg. 3  Some breeds lay eggs daily, some every other day, some once or twice a week. For most breeds, around 20 weeks is a typical age for the first egg. 2  Some breeds lay eggs daily, some every other day, some once or twice a week. 3  Some individual hens never lay eggs, due to narrow pelvises or other anomalies.