whats the difference between a chicken and a hen?!

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What is the difference between a human and a woman?

Actually, there might be a better analogy: What is the difference between a human and a female?

As far as I know, all female birds in that genus are (particularly during their mating stage), called "hens". Including chickens.

Humans have females, but than so does every other species that reproduces with sex.

Not all chickens are hens (there are also cocks).
Not all hens are chickens (there are female pheasants, peacocks, etc).

Not all humans are female (there are also males)
Not all females are human (hens, does, etc.)

First there's the Biddy ,which is the Baby Chick .Second the chick ages and becomes a Chicken the
Female fowl. Third,i would say the Chicken grows older which now becomes a Hen.
Summary : A Hen is a very Maturely aged Chicken.

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Exactly. A hen is a female chicken. Hens, and roosters are chickens. One is a female, the hen, the other is a male, the rooster.

A hen is a female chicken. Most chicken that is eaten is from female chickens and the terms are often used interchangeably..

Chicken is another name for poultry. A hen is a female chicken and a roosters is a male chicken

In terms of cooking it is the age.

Most chicken you buy is about 12 weeks old, and an old 'boiler' (layer) are culled at about 12 months.

a chicken can be male or female. male chickens are roosters. female chickens are hens

a hen is a female bird , and a chicken is a breed of bird.