What are Your Chickens Named?

[bikechicks]

Chicken Nugget had three other names I tried out on her. She earned her name when she figured out how to get over the barrier into the kitchen. She was only a few days old a just one nugget sized at the time.

 

[mighty44]

A story of our dysFUNction with chickens and their names, as this is a current issue in our house:

Well, years ago we had chickens and the 5 yo grandbeastie convinced her Da to get chicks. We went for 4 and came home with 10

They got three guaranteed white rock hens, 3 guaranteed rhode island red hens and 4 50/50 surprise you have a rooster/hen. When we got to checkout,I saw a magazine and flipped thru it- in the front it had breeds, then flipped to back and it had coop designs, and went to call my husband to look at a coop design. The grandbeast says "Mema, go back", and I thought oh goodness, there goes another food group (she doesn't eat beef and we are ALL carnivores in this family). In the middle was how to cut up your chicken to fry! She says very loudly "Mema, don't do this to my FAMILY"!!

So, the "family" has lived in my bathroom for several weeks, and now has the most convoluted "change with the wind" designed coop and accessories- though my husband refuses to make a swing- in 52 years he has never known a chicken who really needed a swing. It will happen, lol.

Two of the 50/50 mix died in week two. We now have eight and the 5 yo was throwing out crazy names will nilly. I told her she had to wait and see their personalities.

Sooo.. I started calling the three white rock hens crazy 1, crazy 2 and crazy 3. You even look at them and they think the sky is falling and fly all over and act crazy. When I mentioned to a daughter the "crazies" the grandbeastie (her niece) had told her her (Aunty) the story of Henny Penny on the way home from a visit with her one day, so now they are

Henny Penny
Turkey Lurky
Foxy Roxy

They think the end is near and imminent. I love trying to touch their tails when they aren't looking.

The three rhode island reds are darlings and get up on my arm on command and sit and be petted by the 5 yo. One is the largest of the flock, so she became

Big Momma

The other 2 are still no name as they haven't given us a sign yet

Now, the 50/50 mix, one is definitely a rooster. He is friendly and gets on arm and has become, naturally

Big Daddy


The other is well, special ( I work in a school with special ed, so it is very appropriate, lol) He has not thrived, and I thought he was going to join the other two in heaven, but he still keeps on ticking. His legs don't work well, he is half the size of the others, has no neck to speak of (looks like an owl) He gets stepped on by all others and doesn't get around much. He is in need of a wheelchair, lol, as he has to be put in the coop at night and brought out in the am- he can't manage the ramp. He flaps his wings and can go a foot and half and fall on his face. God love him he is

Gimpy (or Forest Gimp by Aunty as 5 yo hasn't seen the movie)

I have to feed the others their meal worms and distract them, then quietly place a handful in front of him or the others will bully him a little. I say he, but we still don't know if it is he or she as he hasn't grown enough for our old eyes to tell. He has been a trip to watch and deal with. We are making a water nipple bar for the coop and need to angle it way down or put in accommodations of a drop down for him. He is also stuck letting the 5 yo old help him everywhere. He lifts his wings and she rubs on him and makes sure he has water and fresh grass. Her baby, lol.

I had a metal sign made for the coop after it is painted that has a hen, chick and rooster cutout. It says
Juliana's (the beastie)
FAMILY.

I will have name plates made for all when we name the last two.

Our motto is

We are the dysFUNctional. If you can't make it fun, why bother.

Hope that all have a great day and safe weekend.

 

[Chook Kingdom]

My Mix Bred Chickens are named

Diamond
Marigold
Kelly
Maggie
Cheddar
Cheese
Walter
Molly
Jolly
Crow
Chocolate Butter
Catherine
Nutty
Sven
Lompy
Chelsea
Chesterton
Georgia
Ann
Tim
Canary
Tancy
Henrietta
Harry
Victor
Sparkles
Tina
Philip
Brent
Diep

RIR's are

Old Faithful
Maple
Creamy
Gracey

Plymouth Barred Rocks are

Stella
Dawson
Prince George
Laxie

 

[Hazelshatchery]

We have 3 year old hens named
Pumpkin- Buff Orpington
Easter- Easter Egger
Cobra- Easter Egger
We have 5, 4 week old pullets named
Olive- Easter Egger
Patunia- Easter Egger
Silvia- Silver Laced Wynodette
Octavia- Golden Laced Wynodette (praying she's not a Roo)
Valentine- Light Brahma
And recently lost one of our favorites PeanutButter who was also a Light Brahma
I also have 3 crazy kids who love to come up with names for the chicks!!!

 

[TXgal21]

Ours are
Priscilla (Prissy) -Black sex link
Rosie Mae (usually gets called Rosie Posie)- Red sex link
Hazel Anne (usually called Hazelnut) she is a mix of Americauna and Domineker)
We just lost Dusty the RIR red Roo. Most of the time I just called him Big Boy
We are getting a Dominker hen as soon as she is about 3 months she will be Henrietta.

 

[Quilting Hen]

My chickens are named Alice, Clara and Evelyn. They are named after my mom, grandmother and great aunt. The three ladies all hung out together and were best friends. I think all three ladies would think it special that I named my chickens after them.l

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

We had the whole Happy Days gang for a while---The Fonz, Ralph, Potsie, Laverne, Shirley, Squiggie, Lenny, Richie, Joanie, Chachi, Mrs. C, it was awesome.

Then we went to snack chips--Cheeto, Frito, Dorito (GSL's), Pringle, Ruffles, Guacamole, Beaner (bean dip), Cheech ( Chicharrone) and Funny One (Funion).

We have also done the movie Nemo names, Jungle Book, and Harry Potter. Haha Problem is we name chicks after a show then half are roos and leave so we are missing half the names!

 

[captjinx]

My girls are named Mildred, Zelda, Matilda, and Audie May, the other three haven't told me their names yet.

 

[mainechicklet]

Fern, Pansy, Rosebud, Buttercup, Orchid, Sunflower, Iris, Coreopsis, Forsythia, Clover, Ivy, Bluette, Sweet Alyssum, Phlox, Yarrow, Zinnia, Salvia, Lupine, Daisy, Wisteria, Viola and Ginger.

 

[fancychick1]

I have group names and individual names.
My silkies when I bought them I didn't know they were all males and one female.
Four of the males I call the Ninjas and their individual names are
Fysty bird
Patches
Pogo
Poppy
The one male female couple is PJ and Percy and their baby is Jr.
The mob squad is a mixed bunch
Chanti - SLW roo
Mickey- SLW roo
Jasmine- red sexlink
Tiana- red sexlink
Minnie- SLW
Montana -SLW
My newest group are the racers they are all pullets
Wormy -ee
Bree -ee
Red - RIR
Babbs- RIR
Squeak-RIR
Pebbles -RIR
Little bit - silkie/SLW mix
Bubbles - ee
Buttercup - ee
Next I have my pekin ducks and they are the mob.
Thomas
Webble wobble
Jeb
Buddy
The two new ones to the group are
Rose
Bell
I have two turkeys that I wasn't going to name for obvious reasons but they were being raised along side my newest ducks and they almost drowned trying to swim with them as babies, which I had three but one did drown. Their names are
Peck
Lucky
I think I got them all.