As someone of French ancestry I was attracted to the French Cuckoo Maran breed ... and, since the French slang for prostitute is the same as "hen" (poule) I looked up names of famous French courtesans and other shady ladies from history and literature. My original 12 were Nana, Satine, Fantine, Zaza, Fanny, Belle, Juliette, Griselde, Xaviera -- and then I had a Suzy Wong (she had yellow legs), a Goldie (a slight golden ruff) and Trixie, (of Deadwood fame). I named the rooster St. Nick - as he is also the patron saint of .. um .. the oldest profession.
I've lost many of these original ladies over the years, a few to illness, several to predators. But since they are broody, we have had a supply and I kind of keep the tradition going, while also naming them sometimes for their [characteristics. I've had TeeBelle, Perdita,and Chablis (I couldn't tell for the longest time if she was a rooster or not-if you've read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, you'll get the joke)-- and now I've got Mimi, Loulou and Fifi along with Pascaline (born on Good Friday), Ninette, Bebe and Wanda (she's always been prone to wander).
St. Nick turned out to be both mean and sneaky and became coq au vin.
My new flock master is a gorgeous Black Copper named Guy Noir.
In the winter when the heat lamp is on in the coop, we cannot resist calling it the red-light district.
Bonne journee from the working girls,
(trying to load a pic of Satine with Mimi, Loulou, Fifi and their brothers here)