laying hen

laying hen

English

Noun

laying hen (plural laying hens)

1. A hen raised for egg production, as opposed to a parent flock hen, raised to produce chicks.

Translations

hen raised for egg production

Arabic: دَجَاجَةُ البِيَّاضَة‎ f (dajājat al-biyyāḍa) Moroccan Arabic: دْجاجة بيّاضة‎ f (djæja l-bəyyæḍa) Dutch: legkip (nl) c, leghen (nl) f French: poule pondeuse (fr) f

German: Legehenne (de) f Spanish: gallina ponedora f Walloon: poye ponresse (wa) f