My son is working on a school project.
2007-01-22 13:57:02 · 18 answers · asked by molly 122 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Sorry his parents aren't smarter
Chicken is to hen
as
Human is to woman.
2007-01-22 13:59:35 · answer #1 · answered by Jimfix 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The species is the domestic fowl. The male is a cockerel or a rooster; the female is a hen; the young are chickens; older female chickens before laying are pullets.
The meat of the domestic fowl is called "chicken". By extension the birds that are grown for meat are called chickens and this applies to males and females. From this, "chicken" has come to replace "domestic fowl" in some areas as a general term for the lot.
In Australia, we call them all "chooks".
2007-01-22 14:53:04 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A chicken is a domesticated form of the red jungle fowl, and includes both males (roosters) and females (hens). A female bird of any species is a hen. Females of some other types of animals such as aligators and bass are also called hens..
2007-01-22 14:04:16 · answer #3 · answered by Sp. Gr. 0.98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a chicken and hen are the same. Hen is female and rooster is male chicken is a word describing both
2007-01-22 14:10:18 · answer #4 · answered by help? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Chicken: is a Liberal too afraid to defend and or serve their country. Noted for cutting and running.
A Hen is Hillary Clinton or Nancy Pelosi
mom of 2 has a good answer too
2007-01-22 14:01:55 · answer #5 · answered by Eldude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not much of a difference chickens is a male or female and a hen i beleive a hen is like a female like rooster-chicken
2007-01-22 14:01:12 · answer #6 · answered by westsideballa_23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a chicken is just the name of the species which includes both male and female "chickens." A hen is a female chicken. A cock or rooster is a male chicken.
2007-01-22 14:01:03 · answer #7 · answered by zzzzzzzzz27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hen is the female. Chicken is in general.
2007-01-22 13:59:54 · answer #8 · answered by *Beautiful Zephyr* 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hen is a female chicken, chicken is generic for rooster or hen. Good luck, and happy clucking!
2007-01-22 13:59:47 · answer #9 · answered by bagoftwix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hen is a type of chicken, just like a rooster is a type of a chicken. Chicken is a bigger classification of different types of them (chickens). Hope this helps! : )
2007-01-22 14:04:10 · answer #10 · answered by kara-loves-youu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the term chicken refers to the general group of hens and roosters, while the term hen refers to the kind of chicken matured enough to lay eggs
2007-01-22 14:00:25 · answer #11 · answered by probug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋