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Le fermier a aussi des poules.

Le fermier a aussi des poules.
The farmer also has hens.
From Lesson 108:The pronoun of quantity (en)·French

Questions & Answers about Le fermier a aussi des poules.

How would I replace des poules with the pronoun en to say "He has some"?
You would say Il en a. In French, the pronoun en replaces nouns that are introduced by an indefinite quantity word like des, du, or de la. Remember that en always goes right before the conjugated verb!
Why is it des poules instead of just poules like in English?
In French, you can almost never leave a noun without an article. Since "hens" here refers to an unspecified quantity, you must use the plural indefinite article des (which roughly translates to "some").
Why is aussi placed after the verb a?
In English, we say "also has", putting the adverb before the verb. In French, short adverbs like aussi (also), souvent (often), and toujours (always) usually go immediately after the conjugated verb.
Could I use the word poulets here instead of poules?
Une poule specifically means a living, egg-laying female chicken (a hen), which makes perfect sense for a farmer's animals. Un poulet is most commonly used for the chicken meat you buy to eat, though it can also mean a young male or female chicken.

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