poult

Etymology

From Middle English pult, a variant of pulet, polet, from Old French poulet (“young fowl”), diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pulla. For the development of the stressed vowel, see poultry.

noun

1. A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.).
   ‘I even questioned,’ said he, ‘whether there will not be, in about a week's time, some nice turkey powts.’ 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 82
   After an hour of fishing I saw a flock of turkeys on the opposite bank and shot one of the poults. 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 19