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
Attendees were served a Jeffersonian menu, including guinea hen stuffed with kale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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
Gina also bought a range of other wedding dresses for her wedding-themed hen do.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Around the barn in the hen house she found Edward, egg basket still empty, kneeling before the chickens.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
Depre raises around 17,500 free-range hens and 70,000 quails in sheds with outdoor runs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
His parents were doctors with a hobby farm with horses, guinea hens, geese, a cow and a pig.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Oversized animals, including dinosaurs, bulls, roosters, hens and seals, also multiplied.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
During the avian flu outbreak, millions of hens were destroyed across the country.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
The hens were so fat, Liyana felt astonished they could fly.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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