What is Your Favorite Word to Describe Your Flock?

[LeoPig]

Chicken Lickens, Chickens, Chicken Babies, Little Chickens. It's really the voice that makes the difference.

 

[WhoDatChick]

When I call out to them it’s “chhhiiiiiicckkeeenns”
When I talk about them they are “the gals”
When I talk to them I call them “people” ... as in “move it people!” or “what’s wrong with you people!” and such...

And well.... CHICKENS BE CRAZY

 

[ORCatnChickenMom]

Each of my girls has a name. But when I refer to them in a group it's usually as "The Ladies." When I talk about them and need to be more specific about the older vs. younger girls, I refer to the four older girls as the "Alpha Group" girls and the two I brought home this spring as the "Bravo Group" girls.

 

[BGcoop]

Oh I forgot one- when they find a way to climb, or fly, or jump, or however they manage to get out of their pens they are called the “ escapé chickens.” It’s funny, it’s spelled just like the word “escape”.

 

[D-Bar-B]

I usually call them my girls or chicks...but when I call them to come get treats, it’s “chick-chick”! My 20-month-old grandson now mimics me and as soon as he sees me, he wants to go see the chick-chicks and look for eggs .

 

[Awestruck]

I call them my 'sillies' because they are so silly and cute. I had 2 barred rocks (lost one a couple of months ago) and they were my pajama girls, because they look like they are wearing pajamas 24/7.

 

[shawes]

I'm a beekeeper also and both my hen and my bees are "the girls" or "my girls". But when it's time for a treat while free ranging I call out "Heeerrreeeee Biddy, biddy, biiiddddyyyyy"! It works!!

 

[achiekitty]

I call them chickies, ladies or girls as a group. My mom refers to them as bibies (for babies) - like” This food is for the bibies, not for you.”

I call my top hen, Grey or Lady Grey, or Sweetie, Or Fattie.

Sometimes I call Brownie - My Brownie.

Goldie is also Goldilocks. My neighbor calls her Pinky... go figure.

 

[Double Yolked]

I call them to come get treats, it’s “chick-chick”! My 20-month-old grandson now mimics me and as soon as he sees me, he wants to go see the chick-chicks and look for eggs .

Oh thats funny, my husband also calls them "Chick-chicks". when I call them I usually yell "Pock, Pock, Pock" pitched to point it sort of sounds like the noise they make when excited over something. So, guess which they come to? To my hubby's everlasting disgust. He says I sound silly, the girls come to me though!

 

[jrjoplin]

When I’m talking to the whole flock it’s “Ladies”, if I’m working with them individually I’ll use whatever nickname suits what I’m saying. If they’re being corrected I may say “look here Missy” or in severe cases “you little S###”. One of my Phoenix hens wants to be broody and I call her “little girl” and explain why we’re not having any more chicks this year. I talk to them like they’re little people but none of the hens have names, I track them by breed and leg band color. I have 32 and would never be able to keep names straight. My Lakenvelder rooster is named Mouse and he’s my only rooster, he gets referred to by name but he doesn’t listen.