cackler vs hen

cackler and hen both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cackler	Yes	No	No	No
hen	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hen is a hypernym of cackler; that is, hen is a word with a broader meaning than cackler:

Other hypernyms of cackler include biddy.

cackler (noun)	hen (noun)
a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk	adult female chicken
any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae	adult female bird
	female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
	flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing