Animal Housing Terminology

noun A structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined.

• The zookeeper carefully locked the cage before feeding the lions.
• I can't believe they put him in a cage for trying to sneak into the concert.
• She felt like she was in a cage at her boring job.
• His anxiety felt like a cage, trapping him in his own thoughts.

noun A hen house is a shelter specifically designed for housing chickens or hens.

• The farmer built a sturdy hen house to protect his chickens from predators.
• Let's go check out the new hen house the farmer just put up.
• I heard the chickens are throwing a party in the hen house tonight.
• The classroom was so chaotic, it felt like a hen house.