i have never seen an actual animal that is ALIVE called a chicken , but plenty of hens!!! if a hen is not a chicken, then where do they hide the chickens???????????????????????
2006-07-09 07:12:57 · 16 answers · asked by josephine 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
hen is to chicken as woman is to human
hen is to chicken as sow is to pig
hen is to chicken as mare is to horse
get it?
female chicken=hen
male chicken=rooster
2006-07-09 07:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken = the species of bird...
Hen = Female adult chicken
Rooster = Male adult chicken
Pullet = Female baby chicken
Cockrel = Male baby chicken
Capon = Nuetured male chicken (tender meat)
You see more hens then roosters because hens are nice and roosters are mean, and more then one with a small flock of hens is asking for a fight...
For eating:
Broiler = Male or Female chicken breed specifically to grow to full size in 6-8 weeks
Stewing Hen = Well, ever see Chicken Run???
2006-07-11 07:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by heather k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes a chicken and a hen are the same animal.
2006-07-09 14:17:59 · answer #3 · answered by Dorothy P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a hen is a female chicken. A male chicken is a rooster.
2006-07-09 14:17:01 · answer #4 · answered by Red Fox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hen is a lady chicken
2006-07-09 14:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hen with chickens (babies) is a married woman hen with children. A grown hen without rooster is a spinster hen. A rooster that doesn't like hens maybe a homosexual or impotent rooster and so on. This hen stuff is gettin on my nerves!
2006-07-09 14:20:57 · answer #6 · answered by ricardocoav 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hen is a female chicken and a rooster is a male chicken. Once butchered they loose their gender and just become chickens.
2006-07-09 14:18:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hen is a female chicken. A rooster is a male chicken. A pullet is a young chicken.
2006-07-09 14:16:11 · answer #8 · answered by Spud55 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a hen is an adult chicken or rather a mother of chickens. they keep the hens to lay eggs and bread more chicks maybe chickens have to be under a year ???
2006-07-09 15:33:14 · answer #9 · answered by Sam's 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes a hen is a female chicken and a rooster is a male oh well tah
2006-07-09 14:16:23 · answer #10 · answered by Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋