Chicken or hen?!
Chicken or hen?
What's the difference between a chicken and a hen? (Please don't say gender) Which is better for cooking?
Answers:
'Chick' was a term coined for just-hatched chicken, which can be either male or female, as the species of fowl is a chicken, the male is a c*ck or rooster, the female is a hen. Under a year old, the hen is called a pullett, and a male under a year old is a c-ockeral.
Chickens are younger birds than hens in poultry terms, and will take less cooking time.
Hens have more fat on them and are tougher so require different cooking techniques.