Hen Houses

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Hen Houses

t.javanshir

Hen Houses

Hi Friends,

I was wondering what large buildings for keeping and raising hens-for eggs and for sale- are called in English.
I came up with a few words such as henhouse, chicken house, chicken coop, chicken shed, but I still don �t know exactly what they really are called.

Thank you all

8 Jul 2010

Apodo

In my part of the world..(Australia)...

All the words you mentioned are OK and are all used.

Chicken coop, henhouse, chicken house are used for smaller buildings where people keep chickens at home.

Barns and sheds are large buildings on chicken farms.

Battery hens are kept in small cages stacked in sheds. (very bad for the chickens)

Barn raised chickens are still cramped but they can move around.

Free range chickens can go outside and freely scratch for their food.

Eggs for sale show which type of conditions the hens were raised under.

8 Jul 2010

serene

I think they are called battery farms.

@apodo Thanks for the detailed explanation!

8 Jul 2010

t.javanshir

Thank you pals,

What I �m really intending are the large places that usually keep hens for industrial purposes, does it make a difference?

8 Jul 2010

Is it a "poultry farm" that you �re referring to? Confused

Confused

8 Jul 2010

t.javanshir

I am not really sure gitasiva Unhappy

Unhappy

8 Jul 2010

Apodo

A Poultry Farm is a large scale place for industrial chicken/egg production. Thanks gitasiva. 8-)

9 Jul 2010