Do you name your Chickens???

[dutchbunny83]

I currently have 26 chickens and some olive eggers and other mixes in the incubator (first attempt at hatching). 1 silkie roo, 8 hens (barred rocks, silver & gold laced wyandottes, americaunas), 5 pullets (RIR, Brahma, silkie, tetra tint, Wyandotte), 12 chicks (frizzle mix, americauna, blue silkies, welsummer, cuckoo maran)

I do not eat my chickens. They are my spoiled little pets who reward us with fresh free range eggs. My friends seem to think I have lost my mind when I consider them just as much a part of my family as one would a dog and give them all names (and yes, I know who they all are and which egg came from which chicken).

Curious to see what others out there are doing, do you name your chickens? Are they your pets?

~Prince, Daisy, Delilah, Roxy, Matilda, Georgia, Francine, Caroline, Henrietta, Betsey, Martha, Bernice, Darla, Lucille, Ferdinand, Marianne, Valentina, Louise, Clarabelle, Wilhelmina, Pearl, Violet, Daphne, Priscilla, Evelyn, & Barbara~

 

[Johnn]

I name mine and they are my pets! I still have one of my original hens, she is a 7 year old ex batt.

 

[gamebirdsonly]

I name a hand full of them I have 100+ birds so only the ones I have had for awhile or that just stand out from the rest get a name.

 

[roostersandhens]

I name mine and they are my pets! .

Same here! Mine are all named and are all pets. Not for laing, Meat or show.

 

[bugglesmommy]

I name all of my birds, even if I don't keep them. I never kill them for meat. I just couldn't. They are pets.

 

[emrys]

Pullets are named. The ones headed to the freezer are, the black one, the red one....

 

[Johnn]

If you would like to know the names of mine, I am happy to share. I like to think some of them are unique names . For me eggs are really just a bonus.

 

[nova022]

Mine are therapy chickens. I love to sit and watch them scratch and peck around my yard looking for bugs and other yummy things to eat. I try to do this for at least an hour or two every evening. It is a great way to unwind. All ten of mine are named.

 

[ShellLea]

They are all "pretty girl" or "big boy" and that's as far as I go with something I am going to eat eventually. Now when the bantams get here that will probably change as those are more for fun than function.

 

[warmheart]

Yes. I only keep as many as I can emotionally connect with. They're family members who give us eggs as a wonderful benefit! So yes, each has a name.