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Do actual hens ever 'henpeck' any creature?

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Add up the world's cats, dogs, pigs and cows and there would still be more chickens. Toss in every rat on earth and the bird still dominates. The domestic fowl is the world's most ubiquitous bird and most common barnyard animal. read more

If you are just keeping chickens for eggs you do not need a cock; hens will lays whether or not their eggs have been fertilised. Hens do not make much noise, their quiet clucking is unlikely to upset anyone. Chickens function pretty well with most domestic animals. read more

It is a common misconception that chickens are always just naturally “giving” eggs, because modern egg hens have been intensively bred to lay between 250 to 300 eggs a year. But in the wild, chickens, like all birds, lay only during breeding season — primarily in the spring — and only enough eggs to assure the survival of their genes. read more

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