Confession time!

[fshinggrl]

Ok. I am reading all these posts about Esthers & Gertrudes other various names and I'm feeling a little red in the face. I have EE's and SLW's and I admit, 5 of my EE"s are named (Rosie, Rosie - both named by my kids,- Annie, Carol and Partridge) but none of my SLW's are named because, I really can't tell them apart at this point.

So, I have nameless birds! How do you do it?

 

[speckledhen]

I have 40 something birds and I can tell them all apart, even the BRs, except for the big breeder type dark RIR girls. I can't tell who is who and call them all "Cherry" or "Big Red Girl", LOL.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

I have four Buff Orps and the only one I know for sure is Miss Floppy (her comb bends over a bit).

 

[Im4dabirds]

I'm pretty new to chickens too and I'd like to know the answer to that one myself. Some of mine I can tell apart, but some I can't. Thought it was just me! Will it get easier? I don't plan to make them pets, but would like to be able to handle them and tell them apart at least.

 

[sparkles2307]

Only my bantams are named, and only Fancy Pants, Danno (named after my ornery child), Tom THumb and Thumbelina. I dont feel much attachment toward the other cochin, it has little personality and hasnt earned a title yet...

 

[michelle1017]

I only name the ones I can tell apart from the rest and then like my 3 BR hens I just named them Martha...all 3 of them!

 

[Buff Hooligans]

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Very efficient! Good solution.

 

[froggie71]

Not so hard to tell ours apart as we have like 2 of each breed. Makes it much easier to tell apart. LOL

 

[BeccaOH]

I have the same problem. And when I pick a name for a chicken, I have trouble remembering it the next day. LOL

 

[michelle1017]

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I've done that more than once! We have so many animals and I go out to see them and call someone a random name. My daughter says "I thought her name was ___ yesterday!" Sometimes the names stick, sometimes they don't.