Leif Neland wrote:

Michael A. Terrell forklarede den 09-11-2012:
Leif Neland wrote:


Well, a lot of chickens do 'wind up' deep fried, baked, or with
dumplings. How often do you hear of a chicken dying of old age? ;-)

None. If they get old, they are not chickens anymore.


They are no longer 'Chicks', AKA 'Baby Chickens'. The breed of bird
is called 'Chicken'. Some relatives of mine had a 'Chicken Farm' in
Kentucky where they raised 10,000 Chickens at a time. Not in tiny cages,
either.

Well, if you say so, as a native speaker...

In my mind, as english is not my spoken language, chicken grow into
hens, while chicks grow into babes and milfs ;-)


Hens are full grown female Chickens, Roosters are full grown male
Chickens. They are all called Chicks when first hatched, and until the
grow.