Do you remember all your past chickens years later?

[Banana01]

I'm just wondering to any byc members that have raised chickens, after many years have gone by and maybe you keep a smaller flock, do you remember your chickens years later? What do you remeber about them after years have passed?

 

[3KillerBs]

Of my in-town flock I remember best Marion, my Light Brahma rooster who escaped Freezer Camp by pretending to be Rosemary until after I butchered the packing peanuts.

I actually remember Vinnie, the only one of "The Red Boys" I could tell apart from the others. He was one of those bold, curious young cockerels who liked human attention -- and undoubtedly would have turned into a terror when the hormones hit if he hadn't turned into a good pot of chicken and rice.

Kiev was my Dark Brahma who would beg to be picked up and carried -- until she went broody the first time and became the vicious defender of eggs. She actually managed to hide an egg from me long enough to hatch it.

Dumpling, the bigger of the 2 Delawares, was a champion layer of XL eggs.

 

[Brooks_]

Tips Jr. and Roo-Roo both became human aggressive, but remembered. A pullet just disappeared and is remembered.

 

[Mrs. K]

Butter - a BO, raised numerous broods for me, and lived the longest of any chicken I have had so far.

Captain, an EE rooster, that hands down was the best rooster I have ever had.

 

[Cindy in PA]

I remember 3 from my first flock 29 years ago. No more pets after that.

 

[SueT]

Yes, I remember all the chickens I’ve had--- and their names....of course I have plenty of photos of them. It helps that I didn’t have very many at a time 4, up to 13.
Here are my 1st chicks, I had picked them up from a nearby hatchery (2015 so not all that long ago)....

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Unless they pass as chicks, so far, yes I remember nearly all of them, for better or worse.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Yes.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Yeah, some of them. I keep a poultry journal, but I don't always remember to write in it.
My first flock was the most memorable.
Meanie #1 the Black Star hen who grew spurs and crowed.
Meanie #2, my other Black Star hen, who was attacked by a raccoon (that attempted to decapitate her) and survived. Then she was bitten by a dog and got fly strike and survived (and I somehow survived treating her ).
Blackey the Silver-laced Wyandotte who was still laying at 7 years old. She was very irritated by the youngsters.
Lacy the Silver-laced Wyandotte pecked the bottom feathers of her flockmates until they had none left.
Bonner the RIR hen was mostly friendly, but would attack people if they went to pick up one of her flockmates.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

All my birds (whether they belonged to me or not) have been pets. Lil Chicken, Scratch, Cluck, Peck, Eyebrows, Melody, June Bug, Vanilla, Salt, Pepper, Nutmeg, Firefly, Everest, Amber, Thunder....all my babies have been memorable.