Encyclopedia of Dreams
by Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen
Cackling hens show there has been a disaster involving someone in your sphere of influence, possibly a death.
A sound of cackling also presages illness and loss.
Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation
by Gustavus Hindman Miller
To hear the cackling of hens denotes a sudden shock produced by the news of an unexpected death in your neighborhood, Sickness will cause poverty.
Mystic Dream Book
by Internet Archive - Anonymous
A sign whose meaning varies very much in different localities.
It is best to treat it as a warning that care is needed.
