If you do score some pullets and want to bake with them, here's how they compare with other eggs. (Figures are from the USDA and are per dozen eggs.) An average recipe is based on large eggs; the pullets are usually small or peewee, so adjust accordingly.
Synonyms for Starting point: starting point (noun) terminus a quo. Other synonyms: alpha, base, basis, beginning, bound, boundary, commencement,
[Middle English biginnen, from Old English beginnan.] Synonyms: begin, start, commence, launch1, initiate, inaugurate. These verbs mean to take the initial step in doing something. Begin and start are the most general: The conductor began the program with a medley of waltzes. We started our journey in Montreal.