hen
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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
Egg producers have blamed a historic avian flu outbreak that decimated the hen population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Shoppers could hardly find eggs in stores early last year, a period when producers said avian flu had decimated the hen population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The third case involved covert surveillance at a hen harrier roost in the Yorkshire Dales where investigators captured evidence of a planned attempt to kill one of the UK's rarest birds of prey.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
“I think you’re mad at yourself. Maybe those monkeys have something to do with it. You’ve been as grumpy as an old settin’ hen lately.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Depre raises around 17,500 free-range hens and 70,000 quails in sheds with outdoor runs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Oversized animals, including dinosaurs, bulls, roosters, hens and seals, also multiplied.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
"He flew at the chickens, eventually he separated the cockerel from the hens and he chased the cockerel."
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
The bird-flu outbreak has resulted in the death of roughly 200 million U.S. chickens, turkeys and egg-laying hens since it began in 2022, according to the Agriculture Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
As soon as they were in it, dogs were barking and an old woman was running toward them flapping her hands at them, as though they were hens she could shoo away.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
