We keep track of who is laying so we do name ours just so we can tell them apart when we refer to them. Currently we have Cleo's Friend ( because our dear dog was her friend), Spreckles ( because she is), "the RIR- which one? with or without a wire tie? I didn't look!", Blueberry- blue FCM, Copper- the FBCM with a copper neck, Mahogany- the FBCM with dark mahagany neck(duh?), the WHite Princess- White Orp with slightly brown tips to her feathers, The Other White Orp, Splash- a splash orp, Blue - a blue orp, and 6 black orps who look identical so we have different zip ties on their legs- not that we ever look at them.
Our roos: Barney - the Aurcauna ( HE named him, I don't get it), Oliver- a splash orp who is the survivor of the Laurel & Hardy duo, and BigBlue, blue FCM.
As much as we love the size of the orps in general, we do need to keep a mixed flock if we are ever to tell them apart. At least we can tell the FBCM's from one another, but those black orps, no way!