2006-12-30 05:34:44 · 31 answers · asked by ANDREW P 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
More or less, but older.
2006-12-30 05:36:36 · answer #1 · answered by breedgemh_101 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hens are mature female chickens. Most chickens sold commercially are young and are not laying eggs as of yet. Older chickens are used for egg laying are called hens.
Once in a while you will see stewing hens in the grocery store. These are older chickens and the meat and skin tend to be tougher that's why you use them for stewing.
2007-01-02 11:10:22 · answer #2 · answered by triggs_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hens are females. Some chickens are male.
2006-12-31 23:34:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Hen is a female bird, so a hen is a female chicken.
2006-12-30 09:30:42 · answer #4 · answered by Florence-Anna 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, hens are female chickens. And chicken is a type of bird. There are many types of chickens but hens are only female birds.
2006-12-30 06:00:19 · answer #5 · answered by Cassi Rae 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chicken is a classification for both male and female.
A hen is a female bird - not just restricted to a chicken!
2006-12-30 05:41:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A hen is a female chicken over 1 year of age, A Pullet is a Female chicken under 1 year of age. A ****(rooster) is a male chicken over 1 year of age, A Cockerel is a male chicken under 1 year of age. Chicks are (fe)male chicks that haven't got their feathers in yet.
2006-12-30 05:55:13 · answer #7 · answered by Barred C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chickens is generally known in the poultry world as young birds (whether female or males).
Hens are female poultry
2007-01-02 06:21:07 · answer #8 · answered by madgreenbird 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hen is a female chicken, a cockerel/rooster is a male chicken. Check out this link as well!
http://www.iusedtobelieve.com/animals/birds/birds_d6.php
Alternatively, go to http://www.iusedtobelieve.com and search for e.sel, under animals.
2006-12-30 05:44:13 · answer #9 · answered by swelwynemma 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hens lay eggs and if they are ( trod on) by a rooster( this is how they mate ) the eggs become fertile and hatch out little chickens, one they grow up they are called hens, when you a roasting chicken from a supermarket it is a chicken which had been forced in growth to make it bigger for the food chain.
2006-12-30 05:43:19 · answer #10 · answered by t.i.m 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hen is a female chicken
also may refer to female species of some other birds
chicken is generic
rooster is a male chicken
2006-12-30 05:37:20 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋