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A chicken is a species of domesticated barn yard fowl.

The female chicken who lays eggs is called a HEN.

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There are many other birds where we call the female a Hen.

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14y ago

Way different species! The male and female parrot may be called a cock and a hen and your male and female chickens are cocks (rooster) and hens. The parrot is an exotic ornamental species and the chicken (hen) is used for eggs and meat.

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A frog is an Amphibian and a hen is not!

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A pullet is a young hen, generally under one year old. A hen is an adult female bird of any age.

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Yes.

Female chickens under one year old are called Pullets. After they have reached one full year they are called hens.

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10y ago

Cock - Male Hen - Female

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