What do I call my chicks?

[sheerchaos11]

I'm 6 months into owning my 1st chicken flock. 5 Buff Orpington Pullets, 1 Buff Orpington Cockerel, 1 Lavender Orpington, 2 Rhode Island Red Pullets.

We had to get rid of our Cockerel due to the crowing. So we found a lady who will home him for us, so that we can use his stud service.

So my Buff Orpington-roo matted with my Buff & Rhode Island Red pullets. This yielded us 12 eggs to incubate, which in turn yielded us 12 brand-new baby chicks. What do I call these chicks? Rhode Island Red Orpington Cross? Ruffingtons?

 

[B Redhawk]

I think you can call them what ever you like.
I would probably refer to them as Rhorpins

 

[sawilliams]

Call them all chicken nugget...

 

[sheerchaos11]

Call them all chicken nugget...

Now you sound like everyone else. "They just need BBQ sauce now."

 

[sawilliams]

Now you sound like everyone else. "They just need BBQ sauce now."

I've decided this year with some of the extra chicks I picked up i didn't want to bother with names cause they all look so much alike, so chicken nuggets is what i call them

 

[sheerchaos11]

I think you can call them what ever you like.
I would probably refer to them as Rhorpins

I can't wait to see what they'll look like fully feathered. I'll bet you anything they'll be good laying hens.

 

[azygous]

Up until this summer, I've only had pure breeds. This time, an EE egg was mistaken for a Cream Legbar egg, and it got placed under my broody. Out hatched the prettiest little pullet, an EE/Legbar mix. She just began laying the prettiest turquoise eggs. I call her Betsy. She is not a nugget.

 

[keesmom]

Call them all chicken nugget...

My other half calls all our chicks that too.

I can't wait to see what they'll look like fully feathered. I'll bet you anything they'll be good laying hens.

What will you do with the cockerel chicks?

 

[sheerchaos11]

Up until this summer, I've only had pure breeds. This time, an EE egg was mistaken for a Cream Legbar egg, and it got placed under my broody. Out hatched the prettiest little pullet, an EE/Legbar mix. She just began laying the prettiest turquoise eggs. I call her Betsy. She is not a nugget.

What does EE mean?

 

[azygous]

EE= Easter Egger. Hatcheries call them Ameraucanas.