Advertisement
Poultry Classifications
Type |
Age |
Weight |
Sex |
|
White-Flesh Poultry Chicken |
Broiler/fryer |
9–12 weeks |
900 grams–1.1 kilograms (2–2 ½ pounds) |
M/F |
|
Roaster |
5 months |
1.25–2.25 kilograms (2¾–5 pounds) |
M/F |
|
Capon |
Less than 8 months |
1.75–2 kilograms (4–4½ pounds) |
M (Castrated) |
|
Fowl/stewing hen |
More than 10 months |
1.4–2.75 kilograms (3–6 pounds) |
F |
|
Cock |
More than 10 months |
1.75–3.25 kilograms (4–7 pounds) |
M |
|
Poussin (chick) |
3–4 weeks |
450 grams (1 pound) |
M/F |
|
Rock Cornish hen |
5–7 weeks |
450 grams–1 kilogram (7–2¼ pounds) |
M/F |
Turkey |
Fryer/roaster |
Less than 16 weeks |
1.75–3.5 kilograms (4–8 pounds) |
M/F |
|
Young hen |
5–7 months |
3.5–6 kilograms (8–13 pounds) |
F |
|
Young tom |
5–7 months |
3.5–6 kilograms (8–13 pounds) |
M |
|
Yearling |
Less than 15 months |
|
M/F |
|
Mature |
More than 15 months |
|
M/F |
Dark-Flesh Poultry Duck |
Duckling |
Less than 1 year |
1.25–3.25 kilograms (2¾–7 pounds) |
M/F |
Goose |
Young goose |
10–22 weeks |
3.5–6 kilograms (8–13 pounds) |
M/F |
Game birds |
Young squab |
28–30 days |
350–450 grams (12¼ ounces–1 pound) |
M/F |