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Question. What do you call a collection of hens?

Answer. A peck of hens.

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Or a cluck (suggested by my brother).

Or a book?

"The Book of Hens" sounds quite distinguished.

Me in a rare cheerful mood

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I thought it was a brood of hens (and pickled peppers come in pecks).  Or did I miss a subtle joke?

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Remember the hen is a peck animal.

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If so, why did the Snetterton Expedition of 1927 not use them to cross the Andes?

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My lips are sealed.