Animal Terms

Female pig that has not given birth

• Heifer

• Gilt

• Sow

• Piglet

A group of baby piglets that were born at the same time

• Flock

• Herd

• Litter

• Group

Female sheep that is over a year old

• Wether

• Ram

• Ewe

• Lamb

Mature male sheep

• Wether

• Ram

• Ewe

• Lamb

Young sheep

• Piglet

• Kit

• Lamb

• Poult

Castrated male sheep

• Ram

• Ewe

• Wether

• Lamb

What do we call a Rabbit giving birth?

• Kindling

• Kidding

• Lambing

• Calving

Very young poultry

• Chick

• Lamb

• Kid

• Kit

Mature female chicken, lays eggs

• Pullet

• Poult

• Cockeral

• Hen

Mature male chicken

• Capon

• Pullet

• Chick

• Rooster