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hen

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1. hen - Noun

2. hen - Verb

3. hen - Adverb

Meaning

The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Agatha likened him to a "fox in a hen coop" while Dracula preferred "a connoisseur in a wine cellar." Source: Internet

After hatching, the hen fiercely guards the chicks, and will brood them when necessary to keep them warm, at first often returning to the nest at night. Source: Internet

Although it is possible for a hen to crow as well, crowing (together with hackles development) is one of the clearest signs of being a rooster. citation The rooster is often portrayed as crowing at the break of dawn ("cock-a-doodle-doo"). Source: Internet

Any eggs not fertilized by a rooster will not hatch, and the hen eventually loses interest in these and leaves the nest. Source: Internet

Amanaci was discovered alone and distressed in an abandoned hen house, with no cubs anywhere to be found. Source: Internet

Before hatching, the hen can hear the chicks peeping inside the eggs, and will gently cluck to stimulate them to break out of their shells. Source: Internet

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