henhouses
Poultry sleeping structures
Henhouses is the plural of henhouse, a small building or enclosure where chickens are kept, especially for laying eggs and roosting at night.
The term appears in the expression fox in the henhouse, describing someone untrustworthy given access to what they might exploit or destroy.
Domestic fowl for eggs
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- pulletsYoung female chickens
- flockAnimals gathered together
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
broody · pecking order · feathers · clucking · roosters · bantams · chicks · laying
Poultry enclosure
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- nesting boxesEnclosures for laying eggs
- perchesElevated resting spots
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
ramp · run · enclosure · shed · hutch · shelter · bedding · shavings
Creating ova for consumption
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- smallholdingSmall cultivated land parcel
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- farmyardArea around farm buildings
rural · livestock · husbandry · commercial · battery · pasture · organic · sustainable
chickens
Domestic fowl for eggs
eggs · broody · pecking order · feathers · clucking · roosters · bantams · chicks · laying · free-range
coop
Poultry enclosure
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- nesting boxesEnclosures for laying eggs
- perchesElevated resting spots
ventilation · ramp · run · enclosure · shed · hutch · shelter · bedding · shavings · straw
egg production
Creating ova for consumption
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- smallholdingSmall cultivated land parcel
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
farmyard · rural · livestock · husbandry · commercial · battery · pasture · organic · sustainable · feed
foxes
Small wild canines
rats · snakes · mink · coyotes · dogs · owls · skunks · opossums · protection · security
- fox in the henhouseSaboteur given access
- foxes in the henhouseDangerous guardians of the defenseless