acronyms

[cactus-hen]

Is there a link that will tell me what all those letters mean? I can get RIR, BO, BR, and a few of the others, but... GLW, SLW, etc.

 

[FireTigeris]

http://professorchicken.webs.com/glossary.htm

I swear I saw one like that here but I can't find it now...

 

[High Roost Ranch]

GLW=Gold Laced Wyandotte
SLW=Silver Laced Wyandotte

Can't help you with a specific site but those two I know.

 

[ThePamperedPullet]

Here is the ones that I have collected over the months

Common Abbreviations


DE = Diatomacious Earth
DH=Dear (most times) Husband
DW=Dear Wife
DD=Dear Daughter, Dear Dad
DS=Dear Son
DM=Dear Mother, Dear Mom
DF=Dear Father
DF=Dear Fiance
DSD=Dear Step Daughter
DSS=Dear Step Son
DSM=Dear Step Mother
DSF=Dear Step Father
BIL=Brother in Law
SIL=Sister in Law
MIL=Mother in Law
FIL=Father in Law
DC=Dear Children
SO=Significant Other
DE=Diatomaceous Earth
BOSS=Black Oil Sunflower Seed
GF=Girl Friend
BF=Boy Friend
POL=Point Of Lay
SQ=Show Quality
NSQ=Non Show Quality
PQ=Pet Quality
CBOF=Cantankerous Bag Of Feathers
JBG = Jersey Black Giant
SLW=Silver Laced Wyandotte
BLRW=Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
CM=Cuckoo Marans
GPH=Gold Penciled Hamburg
OEGB=Old English game bantam,
OEG=Old English game (usually standards).
SLW=Silver laced Wyandotte.
RIR=Rhode Island Red,
WCP=White crested polish.
BTB=Black tailed buff (usually Japanese bantams)
BTW=Black tailed white (usually Japanese bantams)
BR=Barred rock.
BO=buff Orrington
EE=Easter eggers (Ameraucana Crosses)
BLRW=Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
BBR=Black Breasted Red
GDW=Golden Duck Wing
SDW=Silver Duck Wing
BA OR LORP = Black Australorp
SCOVY=Muscovy duck
MUTT= MIXED BREED CHICKEN
BCM=Black Copper Marans
FWIW=For What It’s Worth
LF=Large Fowl
BF=Bantam Fowl
BR=Bourbon Red
GLS=Gold Sex Link
BSL=Black Sex Link
RSL=Red Sex Link
WTB=Wanted To Buy
JG=Jersey Giant
LB=Light Brahma
DB=Dark Brahma
BB=Buff Brahma

 

[Shiningfeather]

Here are a couple of more pages with them.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=241913

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1638#p1638

 

[joebryant]

Whatever, I think that it's presumptuous and inconsiderate of any poster to post using acronyms, especially chicken breeds. Do they think more than 5% of the membership knows as many as 25% of what's on the list. S-p-e-l-l i-t o-u-t for Pete's sake.

 

[dovecanyon]

Quote:
Thank You! I have been too embarassed to ask...

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

OMG SPL IT OUT!

 

[CESOrtega]

Since we are confessing our confusion, what is BOSS? I've seen that a few times and I am just stymied.

 

[Imp]

Quote:
Black oil sunflower seeds

Imp-likes the challenge of decoding BYCish