hen
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The projected 2026 wholesale price on a frozen whole hen climbed to over $1.74 per pound.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The swamp hen, known by its scientific name, Porphyrio martinica, is mostly found along the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean as well as parts of South America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Shoppers could hardly find eggs in stores early last year, a period when producers said avian flu had decimated the hen population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The third case involved covert surveillance at a hen harrier roost in the Yorkshire Dales where investigators captured evidence of a planned attempt to kill one of the UK's rarest birds of prey.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Possessive of her eggs, the hen kept her eyes fixed on us, no matter how fast we moved.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Any suppliers of eggs given the British Lion mark have to stick to a strict code that covers the vaccinating of hens, regular testing and a passport system to make sure hens are traceable.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Depre raises around 17,500 free-range hens and 70,000 quails in sheds with outdoor runs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Oversized animals, including dinosaurs, bulls, roosters, hens and seals, also multiplied.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Just this past week, Hsiung’s profile grew when a California appeals court reversed his 2023 felony conviction for helping to take 37 hens from an egg farm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
No, he spread the wheat so far and so carefully that the hens couldn’t find some of it at all.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
