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hen

noun as in chicken

noun as in fowl

noun as in poultry

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Known as the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act, the 2018 ballot measure establishes minimum space requirements for egg-laying hens, breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.

Stag and hen dos, which tend to gravitate to comedy nights, can bring such chaos.

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When Russo was able to return briefly to her property, she found that a hen, four chicks and a rooster were gone.

The detection of avian flu is higher in the fall and spring because wild birds spread the virus to laying hens as they migrate to their seasonal homes, expert say.

Chickens and hens are incredibly resilient and will cope with a bit of cold weather just fine, the British Hen Welfare Trust, external says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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