A hen is female and a cockerel is a young male.
Some gender nouns for birds are:cob, pen (swan)cock, chantelle (partridge)cock, hen (blue jay)cock, hen (crow)cock, hen (dove)cock, hen (finch)cock, hen (guinea fowl)cock, hen (gull)cock, hen (heron)cock, hen (hummingbird)cock, hen (lark)cock, hen (lyrebird)cock, hen (magpie)cock, hen (nightingale)cock, hen (ostrich)cock, hen (parrot)cock, hen (pheasant)cock, hen (pigeon)cock, hen (quail)drake, hen (duck)gander, goosepeacock, peahenrooster, hen (chicken)tercel, falcontiercel, hen (hawk)tom, hen (turkey)Many types of birds do not have specific gender nouns, for example, penguins or woodpeckers are simply called male and female.
For birds/chickens Masculine ; Cock Feminie ; Hen.
The male is a bright yellow in spring and summer, with a black cap, wings, and tail. The female is a dull olive green bird, with blackish wings and tail. In winter the male moult makes him resemble his mate, and he will regain his summer colors in the spring moult.
a cockerel is a male chicken at the age of 4months up until they reach 12months and then become a rooster. the opposite to a rooster is a hen. the opposite to cockerel is a female chicken from the age of 4months to 12months that is called a pullet.
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A young male bird under 6 months is a cock, a young female under 6 months is a pullet. After they are over 6 months they become known as a rooster and a hen.
A roosterRooster or cock. The word HEN means a female chicken. HENPECKED means a man who is controlled by his wife. The opposite of HENPECKED is COCKPECKED which means who is a woman controlled by her husband. Because, the opposite of the word HEN is COCK.
In species where the male is called a cock, the female is generally called a hen.
A male pigeon is a cock and a female pigeon is a hen.
Chicken coop or hen house.
There is no antonym, the opposite gender would be hen.