鸡的统称的英文：
brood
v. 苦思冥想；孵蛋
n. 一窝幼雏；一群孩子
- The hen rears her brood.
母鸡孵育一窝鸡雏。 - He has a large brood of children.
他有一大群子女。 - The hen brought off a brood of young.
母鸡孵出了一窝小鸡。 - The bird was trying to find food for its brood.
鸟儿在为它的一窝小鸟觅食。 - The struggling brooder finally releases his brood.
挣扎的雄鱼终于释放出他的小鱼。