hen

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Targeted species include eagles, red kites, peregrine falcons, hen harriers, goshawks and barn owls.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The disease largely spared large egg-laying hen farms that can house millions of birds in single locations this past year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

His ancestor, he said, scolded the British: "You found a port as prosperous as a fine hen -- you took its eggs, plucked its feathers and now you spit its bones back at us."

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

More adventurous eaters will zone in on the abalone served with a squash rosette or the guinea hen with potato millefeuille.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

“They were the eggs of the hen your mind was inhabiting.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull