Is a hen an omnivore - herbivore - carnivore - decomposer - producer?

Answer 1

No. Although hens (and all chickens) main diet consists of mostly plants and grains, they eat many insects, and even eat dead animals and cooked meat. So, chickens are actually omnivores.

If you are talking about a different kind of hen bird (many other female birds are called hens), then it varies widely.

Answer 2

Chickens (hens) are omnivores and that makes them heterotrophs.

• Omnivore - the word is Latin meaning "to eat everything". Chickens eat a variety of different foods including seed, greens, insects, small animals, etc.
• Heterotroph - the word is Greek meaning "to nourish differently". These organisms cannot fix carbon and uses organic carbon for growth. The term can be applied to animals (like a hen), fungi and bacteria.

Answer 3

A hen is an omnivore (Latin for, "to eat everything") and will eat seeds, plants, insects, and small creatures.