The meaning of HEN is a female chicken especially over a year old; broadly : a female bird.

A hen is an adult female chicken that has reached sexual maturity. Once a female bird starts laying eggs, she's classified as a hen. Egg laying typically begins around 18 to 20 weeks of age, depending on the breed and health conditions. Hens are the backbone of egg production in the poultry industry, and breeds are selectively bred for ...

A hen is a female chicken, typically over one year old. Chickens, in general, have a squat and rounded appearance, with males (roosters) and females (hens) both possessing fleshy combs and wattles.

1785, Francis Grose, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: Hen, a woman. A cock and hen club; a club composed of men and women.

A hen is a female chicken. People often keep hens in order to eat them or sell their eggs.

HEN definition: a female chicken. See examples of hen used in a sentence.

A hen ovulates a new yolk after the previous egg was laid. It takes 26 hours for an egg to fully form (white and shell added), so a hen will lay an egg later and later each day.

A hen is a female chicken, specifically of the species Gallus gallus domesticus, raised and managed in agricultural settings primarily for egg production, meat consumption, or ornamental purposes.