Be mad as a wet hen
Be mad as a wet hen
(See: Be mad as hell)
Origin
The origin of this expression is a bit puzzling, since hens don't really
mind water, but the Pensacola News Journal (Oct. 26, 2019) gives this
explanation:
“It's actually an old farming phrase. When hens sit on eggs, they sometimes have periods of broodiness, when they get grumpy and aggressively protective of the eggs. Farmers would often dunk them in cold water to shock them out of that funk.”
“It's actually an old farming phrase. When hens sit on eggs, they sometimes have periods of broodiness, when they get grumpy and aggressively protective of the eggs. Farmers would often dunk them in cold water to shock them out of that funk.”