[Paine in the Neck]

In Scotland, ‘hen’ is a woman - vocative term for a woman (e.g. ‘It’s aw richt, hen’), or a general term of endearment for anyone.

[TomGuy]

In Scotland, ‘hen’ is a woman

In Farmland, 'hen' is a female fowl of an older age. As in 'you old hen!'