mũera
- hen, layer. Hen. A female adult chicken, especially one kept for egg production; contrasted with cock (njogoo) and younger birds.
Example: Mũigana wa irio iria irarĩo: rĩtwa ria mũrĩmi, ũkũrũ wa ngũkũ kĩwiki, ihinda rĩrĩa ũtheri ũretĩkĩrio kũingĩra kĩaga, ngurubu cia ngũkũ kũringana na rika(njui, mĩera, ngũkũ irarekia, na njogoo), mũi... (Feed intake: name of the farmer, age in weeks, light exposure (hours), chicken category based on age (chicks, grower, layer/hen, cock), feed intake (gm/day/head)); Thoko: Mũigana na mũthemba wa ngũkũ iria nyendie(ngũkũ ĩrarekia, jogoo, mĩera), matumbĩ marĩa mendie, kũria mendetio na rĩtwa ria mũgũri, matumbĩ na ngũkũ iria irĩtwo, baida kuuma wendia wa ngũkũ, ... (Market: number and chicken type sold (hen, cock, grower, chicken), eggs sold, where and to whom sold, eggs/chicken consumed and to whom, income from sale of eggs, gifts and home consumption of eggs...); Njamba ĩmwe yagĩrĩire kũheyo mĩera ikũmi. (One cock should be used to serve 10 hens)