David Harrower has written: 'Knives in Hens' 'Government Inspector' 'Sweet nothings' 'Kill the old torture their young'
Ceremony by Tadeusz Różewicz is the author of the short story "Of Cocks and Hens".
Victor Heiman has written: 'The protein requirements of laying hens' -- subject(s): Feeding and feeds, Chickens, Proteins in animal nutrition
Eugene W. Harrington has written: 'The tale of the golden egg' 'The home that was built by hens' -- subject(s): Accessible book
Evelyn Couch Walker has written: 'Rock cornish game hens' -- subject(s): Poulets, Industrie, Chicken industry 'The three Rs of Essex' -- subject(s): History
Pravinkumar R. Patel has written: 'Effect of limiting feeding time on the performance of White Leghorn and broiler breeder hens' -- subject(s): Poultry, Feeding and feeds, Leghorn chicken
Sven Allan Svensson has written: 'Observations on calcium secretion in hen's egg-shells and on body composition and phosphate metabolism in growing chicks and laying hens' -- subject(s): Chickens, Feeding and feeds
The plural form for the noun chicken is chickens; the plural possessive form is chickens'.
This sentence contains a "simile." A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things, using "like" or "as" to show that there is a relationship. In this case, we have a person (you) being compared to "old hens." Obviously, people are not the same as hens, but the author wants you to picture in your mind that the person is chattering away ("jawin'" is western and southern slang for talking too much); and all that talking reminds the author of the sounds of squawking hens.
This sentence contains a "simile." A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things, using "like" or "as" to show that there is a relationship. In this case, we have a person (you) being compared to "old hens." Obviously, people are not the same as hens, but the author wants you to picture in your mind that the person is chattering away ("jawin'" is western and southern slang for talking too much); and all that talking reminds the author of the sounds of squawking hens.
R. B. Herrick has written: 'Effects of evaporative cooling on the postmolt performance of laying hens in Hawaii' -- subject(s): Air conditioning, Chickens, Economic aspects, Eggs, Evaporative cooling, Heating and ventilation, Housing, Molting, Production 'Postmolt performance of two strains of laying hens in open and enclosed housing in Hawaii' -- subject(s): Chickens, Economic aspects, Eggs, Housing, Molting, Production
A group of hens is called a brood.