What is Your Favorite Word to Describe Your Flock?

[LizzzyJo]

OMG...do you feed them? I'm dying here...the visuals are quite disturbing but absolutely intriguing! My sweeties are not quite so primitive (spoiled to the core) but I have seen some National Geographic videos of chickens eating mice whole in one gulp! Still, a part of me respects their relinquishing way of taking care of business!

I've never seen mine eat a mouse, but they eat huge frogs. It's so gross. They grab them - play the chase game with the other girls - then bash the frog into the ground before swallowing it whole. Sometimes they fight over it and rip it limb from limb and share it.

 

[Mimi13]

All of my chickens have names and are called by their names when spoken directly to. My very first girls (3 out of 4 are still with me) are collectively known as the OG’s, Original Gangsta hens.

As I’m walking to the coops in the mornings I call to them all in a sing-song voice, “Hey Chickie Babies,” even though there are four different age groups in a three year span.

My one boy is Sweet Boy, Pretty Boy or Rusty Roo. His name is really Rusty.

To gather all 38 for whatever reason (very important to be able to do when free ranging) I call, “Heeerrrree chick chick chick chick chick!” They come from all parts of the yard, from under bushes, from the barn, and pouring out from under the back deck (on hot days). The heavier ones waddle-running and the leaner ones flying, screeching like a banshee. They sometimes think (or wish) I am calling them when I call the cats, “Here kitty kitty kitty!”

 

[Monateru]

I call them "The Bitches". They're all horribly vicious. Still love them though!

 

[CalBickieMomma]

I call all my chickens (hens and roos) my Bickies (hence my profile name ) or Bickeronies.

 

[Trimurtisan]

I call all my chickens (hens and roos) my Bickies (hence my profile name ) or Bickeronies.

Is there a particular meaning to it? I like it, just curious.

 

[chrissynemetz]

@LizzzyJo I actually had to write all the names down to learn them lol and I have to admit, I do have a few that I have a hard time telling apart... their names are interchangeable depending on which one pops into my head first
But my grandkids insisted that everyone have a name... so they named them ALL

 

[CalBickieMomma]

Is there a particular meaning to it? I like it, just curious.

Not really. I like to play around with words and I think I ended up combining Bawklets (another name I use - means little bawk-bawks ) and Chickies and came up with Bickies .

 

[Trimurtisan]

Not really. I like to play around with words and I think I ended up combining Bawklets (another name I use - means little bawk-bawks ) and Chickies and came up with Bickies .

That's pretty neat. I like it!

 

[Trimurtisan]

their names are interchangeable depending on which one pops into my head first

I've got 2 white Silkies I can't tell apart. Their names are Flip and Flop for that very reason.

 

[MaryJanet]

They each have their own names, but collectively they're the chickadoodles.