Poultry

Poultry are a group of domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers.^[1] These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae, especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails, turkeys).^[2] The term also includes birds that are killed for their meat, such as the young pigeons (known as squabs) but does not include similar wild birds hunted for sport or food and known as game. The word "poultry" comes from the French word poule, which itself is derived from the Latin word pullus, which means game birds.^[3]

1. ↑ "Consider These 6 Types Of Poultry For Your Farm". Hobby Farms. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
2. ↑ "Fowl". HowStuffWorks. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
3. ↑ "Our Poultry". Poule D'or Chicken. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-01-20.