hen

See:
  • (as) mad as a wet hen
  • (as) rare as hens' teeth
  • (as) scarce as hens' teeth
  • a mother hen
  • a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men
  • be as scarce as hen's teeth
  • Don't let the fox guard the henhouse.
  • fox guarding the henhouse
  • fox in the henhouse
  • fussy as a hen with one chick
  • he that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens
  • hen fruit
  • hen night
  • hen party
  • henpeck (someone)
  • henpecked
  • Hen-ree! Henry Aldrich! Coming, Mother!
  • Henry! Henry Aldrich! Coming, Mother!
  • hens' teeth
  • hen's tooth
  • like a hen with one chick
  • mad as a hornet
  • mad as a wet hen
  • madder than a wet hen
  • rare as hen's teeth
  • rare/scarce as hen's teeth
  • rarer than hens' teeth
  • scarce as hen's teeth
  • scarcer than hens' teeth
  • whistling girls and crowing hens always come to some bad end
References in classic literature
That's thirteen, you know, and it's a lucky number for hens. So you may as well eat this egg."
Ozma of Oz
The only ongoing costs associated with hen keeping are a nutritional chicken feed and bedding.
Ex-battery hens look for good homes in Lancashire and Greater Manchester
Hen parties can stay at the lavish Auchrannie resort nearby.
8 adventure hen do ideas in Scotland
PS15, prettylittlething.com PERSONALISED HEN PARTY VEIL: These beautiful two-tier personalised hen party veils are perfect for any brideto-be to wear.
Top 10 HEN PARTY ESSENTIALS; Take-a-break LIFESTYLE, PUZZLES, BRAINTEASERS, STARS & CARTOONS
Francesca Mapp, marketing manager for The British Hen Welfare Trust, said: "These hardworking hens are looking for a new home, and a chance to spread their wings, dust bathe and scratch around for bugs and slugs.
Adoption day for hens
Even so, not every hen among these breeds will bother to hatch eggs, because many factors influence broodiness, including genetics and environment.
Hatch Eggs with a Broody Hen: From proper preparation to caring tor a sitting hen, here's the egg-xact information you need to hatch chicks the traditional way
A volunteer group which works to rehome hens after they have outlived their commercial egg production days is looking for new homes in the Crewe area.
Crewe people asked to rehome a hen and save its life; The commercial egg producing hens are slaughtered when 72 weeks old unless volunteers can find a home for them
The British Hen Welfare Trust has re-homed almost 700,000 battery hens but is looking for more people to help.
Battery saver
Battery hens are plucked from impending slaughter and paired with humans who struggle with psychological challenges.
Saved chickens help with nuggets of hope; Healthy YOU
The harrier, named Vulcan, was one of 11 chicks to fledge from nests in Northumberland last summer, which were guarded by the Northumberland Hen Harrier Protection Partnership.
Concern as hen harrier disappears
To give the hens a second chance, register your details at www.bhwt.org.uk and then call Hen Central on 01884 860084 to complete your booking.
Hen rescuers to return to Coventry; Could you show some hen-erousity to a stricken chicken?
Also hen's age is significant factor which affecting that the quality of eggs is not constant during production cycle (Silversides and Scot 2001; Zita et al., 2009; Chung and Lee, 2014).
EFFECT OF AGE AND SEASON ON PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE AND EGG QUALITY OF LAYING HENS FROM DIFFERENT REARING SYSTEMS
The harrier, named Marc, was one of two tagged as part of the EUfunded Hen Harrier LIFE+ project in July from a nest in the Scottish Borders.
Fears grow for missing harrier
"We survive on donations but I have to subsidise it at times." | Learn more about the Nut House Hen Rescue at www.facebook.com/NutHouseHenRescue shauna.corr@trinitymirror.com
The plucky woman who gave up high-flying bank job to rescue chickens as Mama-Hen; Animal worker has no regrets
The hen harrier, named Manu, was one of a nest of two chicks monitored and protected by the Northumberland Hen Harrier Protection Partnership and was satellite-tagged as part of the RSPB's EU-funded Hen Harrier LIFE+ project in July.
Investigation as bird disappears; rare hen harrier has gone missing from home