Poultry Farming Vocabulary

noun a feather or series of feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird, especially a gamecock

verb to irritate or annoy someone, typically by teasing or provoking them

• The fly fisherman carefully adjusted the hackle on his fishing lure.
• She couldn't help but laugh when her friend's hair stood up like a hackle.
• The old man's hackles were raised when he heard the news.
• The controversial topic seemed to raise hackles among the audience.

noun A hen house is a shelter specifically designed for housing chickens or hens.

• The farmer built a sturdy hen house to protect his chickens from predators.
• Let's go check out the new hen house the farmer just put up.
• I heard the chickens are throwing a party in the hen house tonight.
• The classroom was so chaotic, it felt like a hen house.

noun a type of headgear consisting of a fabric or knitted tube that covers the head and neck

• The woman wore a stylish snood to keep her hair in place.
• I love wearing a cozy snood on chilly days.
• Check out my new snood - it's so cool!
• The snood of bureaucracy was stifling progress in the organization.

noun a type of domestic goose originating from Africa

• The African goose is known for its distinctive black and white plumage.
• Have you ever seen an African goose up close? They're quite beautiful.
• That African goose is one cool bird, man.
• Watching the African goose glide gracefully across the pond was like watching poetry in motion.