### Question
How is the "hen" or "laying hen" defined?


### Answer
The term **hen" or "laying hen** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 2702* as follows -

> a domesticated female chicken twenty weeks of age or over, raised primarily for the production of commercial eggs

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2702*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 60-EGG RESEARCH AND CONSUMER INFORMATION**

