laying hen

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laying hen

noun laying hens

A hen raised for egg production, as opposed to a parent flock hen, raised to produce chicks.

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noun hen raised for egg production

Español	gallina ponedora
中文	蛋雞 /蛋鸡 dànjī, 蛋用雞 /蛋用鸡 dànyòngjī, 卵用雞 /卵用鸡 luǎnyòngjī
Français	poule pondeuse
Deutsch	Legehenne
Русский	несу́шка nesúška
العربية	دَجَاجَةُ البِيَّاضَة dajājatu l-biyyāḍa

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@misc{laying_hen_2026,
  title = {laying hen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laying%20hen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}