Collocations for hen - noun
ADJ.
speckled | battery, free-range | mother
She fussed around like mother hen.
She fussed around like mother hen.
broody
VERB + HEN
keep
HEN + VERB
lay (eggs)
The hen layed three beautiful speckled eggs.
The hen layed three beautiful speckled eggs.
cackle, cluck, squawk
I could hear the hens clucking in the farmyard.
I could hear the hens clucking in the farmyard.
roost | peck, scratch
The hens pecked hopefully at the dusty floor.
The hens pecked hopefully at the dusty floor.
HEN + NOUN
coop, house, roost