noun
- plural of hen; adult female chickens
Examples
- The farmer collected eggs from the hens every morning.
- Three hens pecked at the grain scattered on the ground.
- The hens clucked loudly when the fox approached the coop.
- We keep six hens and one rooster in our backyard.
- The hens laid fresh eggs daily throughout the spring.
- Mother hens protect their chicks from predators.