Official BYC Poll: How do you name your pet chickens?

[Solanacae]

My kids name them whatever they like at the time - we have an OE that got named Cannonball because my son wanted a good boy name (even though I explained that the chick was supposed to be a girl) and the chick was the biggest and darkest of the bunch. She grew into a nice hen but isn’t the biggest by far. Good layer though.
My daughter named one Peanut because that’s her favorite food. My husband named one Caramel because she was brown.
I favor fancy names that I’d never name a child but think are pretty or funny - Saiorse (Sur-sha), Desdemona, Bernadette, Cordelia, Maisie . . .

 

[cluckcluckhens]

Don't really name them except a couple. Our rip sex-link was sexy. Rooster was mr rooster our first one.

Right now our senior used to be called goldie. She is a wyandotte. Now is is grandma goldie. Australorp's is Austra, Wellsummers is welly or ms welly. Her brother is Mr Rooster or I call him roo roo, his son is Jr Roo. I haven't a name for our mix breed girl. Wyandotte/Australorp.

 

[Waves]

I love giving our chickens old fashioned names. Unfortunately the kids like naming them too. So we end up with chickens named "Pretty Feet" and "Lay Down Chicken"

I love pretty feet!

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

It was flower names for a bit, then shiny fancy names (platinum, opal, nickel etc ) and now we just kind of name them as we see fit.

 

[Emma_Bruffy]

Sometimes I have themes when I do a hatch out. Gen 1 had spices like salt pepper and cinnamon ect. Gen 2-3 had gemstone names like jasper onyx and sapphire ect. Gen 4 only has 2 babies, smores and marshmallow

 

[myawesomepullets]

It really depends. Sometimes appearance, sometimes human-y names, sometimes foods. For example: Cayenne (a spice), Moon and Night (appearance/going together), Pearl (appearance), Tallulah (human-y name), and more.

 

[Iluveggers]

Our GLW are daffodil, butternut, & crouton, to match the gold & brown on their feathers.

We have lots of food names...basil, macaroni, muffin for example.

More regal names: Bernadette, Penelope, Alexandra, Henrietta, plus 2 movie names (Thelma & Louise, they are our EE besties!)

Little cousins named the second batch, with Rainbow (all white ), Toast, Sunset, Junior, Alex, Luna, Eclipse & Midnight (last 3 are Black Marans mixes).

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Only some of my birds have names.

 

[Kennas_Kritters]

I name my chickens after old country songs/singers. ❤

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

When we get a new batch of chicks, they are usually named based on a theme of choice. Some themes I've had were Disney princesses, Marvel, fruits + nuts, etc.