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Neither. A rooster is a chicken and a hen is a chicken. Rooster and hen are just the words to distinguish the gender of the chicken from male and female respectively.
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Why are 2 chickens that are the gentlest picking fights with your 2 roosters?
It is likely that the roosters are aggressive, too rough with the hens, or that there are not hens in ratio to the amount of roosters.
Are roosters boy chicken and hens girl?
chickens are always girls, roosters are boys :)
What do hens and roosters have in common?
They are chickens. different genders of the same species.
Do all chickens lay eggs?
The females from all breeds of chickens lay eggs. Some hens stop laying when they are old, but there are no breeds or varieties of chickens in which the females do not lay eggs. Roosters, as the male of the species, never lay eggs.
What are old chickens called?
Old chickens are called hens or stewing hens. These are chickens that no longer produce eggs. Their muscles are tough and need to be stewed a long time to become a delicious treat. They make good chicken soup.
Do boy hens lay eggs am trying to say do boy hens lay eggs all year?
Hens are mom chickens and roosters are dad chickens. Only mom chickens, hens, lay eggs. They lay eggs all year.
Is raising chickens in backyards legal in Omaha Nebraska?
Yes. Hens only. No roosters.
Do roosters encourage chickens to lay more often?
No, chickens normally lay eggs once every 24 hours.. roosters wouldn't encourage the hens to lay more often.
Do chickens and roosters have a tong on the back of their leg?
Roosters have a SPUR. Hens do not grow spurs. Spurs show at about 8 months old and older.
What is the female peacock?
A female peacock is called a peahen. Just as with chickens. Roosters are also knows as Cocks and Female chickens are Hens.
What is the chickens offspting called?
Very young chickens are called chicks, immature hens are called pullets, and immature roosters are called cockerels.
Does rooster attacks baby chickens even if they are in the same flock?
Yes, they do. Roosters will attack other roosters, people, hens, and even their own baby chicks.
