hen
hen
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He hid near nests of black woodpeckers, kingfishers, northern hazel hens and Eurasian sparrow hawks.
a female bird, especially of a domestic fowl.
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International cuisine uses the eggs of other birds, including ducks, geese, sparrows, quails and ostriches, but it is the 'hen' that has been universally domesticated.
Tragically it's beyond them to understand the instinct that will make even a domestic 'hen' attack anyone coming between her and her chicks.
and I really like you too, 'hen'
Pan-roasted guinea 'hen' , golden as the duck, is sparked by a sauce of tomato and lovage.
The 'hen' usually lays two eggs, which she incubates for about 24 days until they hatch.
Displaying to the 'hen' , the flame and gold crest features of the male are fully exposed.
In early spring the turkey 'hen' began to lay and when she had 12-15 eggs laid around St. Patrick's Day they began to hatch.
In adults, the cock has a crimson crown while the 'hen' 's cap is dull white; the young of both sexes usually show touches of red on the crown.
Well before the cock is over the nest, the 'hen' rises and approaches him from below, turns over almost upside down and catches the prey as he drops it.
Usually the 'hen' bird would fly off and work her way through the undergrowth in rather a flurry as one approached the nest, so this usually served as a warning to tread carefully.
Down below me in a shallow margin I watched a ragged 'hen' salmon, bursting with eggs, preparing to spawn with a huge cock fish that had a kype like a fist and a tail like a shovel.
Incubating common eider 'hens' were caught on the nest with hand-nets on selected islands in the study area.
Shot over a five-year period, the programme reveals secret glimpses into the ordinary, everyday life of cattle, sheep, 'hens' and wildlife on the Cotswold slopes.
Now the European Union is in the process of overhauling many practices involving farm animals like 'hens' , calves and pigs.
Clare's free-range 'hens' are lucky birds; for breakfast she feeds them organic porridge with apple and sultanas, and uses suncream when it gets hot.
The female red junglefowl is leaner than tame 'hens' .
It went into the ‘fish bank’ - a cage in the river where the best 'hens' are kept for breeding at the end of the season.
They're sort of like cardinals - the males are all scarlet and beautiful, and the females are little brown 'hens' .
Children will also delight in the baby piglets, kittens, ducks, and 'hens' that roam free.
The only things living were a sow, her piglets, and some 'hens' scratching in the dirt.
Chickens raised for meat are dumped into sheds housing thousands of birds, while 'hens' raised for their eggs are stuffed into cages and after they churn out hundreds of eggs, they, too, are slaughtered.
If you have - as I do - a yard full of 'hens' and roosters, you learn quickly how emotional these birds are.
Breeding 'hens' and young chicks eat a greater proportion of animal matter than the rest of the population.
I couldn't believe how many types of 'hens' there are and how tame they are.
Certified organic poultry - including laying 'hens' , broilers, and turkeys - showed even higher rates of growth during this period.
He hid near nests of black woodpeckers, kingfishers, northern hazel 'hens' and Eurasian sparrow hawks.
Male and female birds are very similar, with the 'hens' distinguished only by their brighter, pinkish-red irides.
Male 'hens' which are hatched are usually killed the instant they are born as they are of no use whatsoever to the battery farm industry.
My mother kept chickens until all four 'hens' and the three cockerels were stolen just over two weeks ago by the local kids.
The 5 bantam 'hens' and one California white hen provide excellent grasshopper and slug control.
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