This has been a big part of the fun of keeping so many chickens.
Some have food names: Quiche, Eggplant, Triscuit, Souffle, Marinade, Omlette, Nutmeg, Kiwi, Croquette & Parfait.
There's a Brown Leghorn roo named Stetson because of his big upstanding comb, and an Americauna roo named Hawkeye because he watches out for predators. And a half-Polish crested named Kramer because his head feathers look like the hair-do of the Seinfeld character & he has the same wild look in his eyes.
My kids have come up with some great ones: Moogle, Dudder, Puffy, Tito, a hen named Larry and another named Cheese. And a dark brown hen named Tarantula.
There are two Barred Rock hens named Layette & Dinette. A white-spotted black Ancona named Sparkle. Two California Whites named Malibu & Shasta. And a White Rock named Minerva Louise after the storybook hen.
We don't name the meat birds except to call them things like Meatball & Soupy & Dinner, but we've got one mixed-breed who is growing so much larger than the rest that we call him Moby Chick.
Two chickens we found by the side of the road, Rhoda the hen and Homer the homeless roo.
The lavendar guinea hens are named Josephine, Blanche, Savanna, and Minnie Guinea. My boys can tell them apart at a glance.
There was one pullet who insisted on roosting in a tree overnight, since we couldn't find her we named her Hidey.
We'll re-use good names if a feathered friend dies and we replace it with a similar one, do you?
Some have food names: Quiche, Eggplant, Triscuit, Souffle, Marinade, Omlette, Nutmeg, Kiwi, Croquette & Parfait.
There's a Brown Leghorn roo named Stetson because of his big upstanding comb, and an Americauna roo named Hawkeye because he watches out for predators. And a half-Polish crested named Kramer because his head feathers look like the hair-do of the Seinfeld character & he has the same wild look in his eyes.
My kids have come up with some great ones: Moogle, Dudder, Puffy, Tito, a hen named Larry and another named Cheese. And a dark brown hen named Tarantula.
There are two Barred Rock hens named Layette & Dinette. A white-spotted black Ancona named Sparkle. Two California Whites named Malibu & Shasta. And a White Rock named Minerva Louise after the storybook hen.
We don't name the meat birds except to call them things like Meatball & Soupy & Dinner, but we've got one mixed-breed who is growing so much larger than the rest that we call him Moby Chick.
Two chickens we found by the side of the road, Rhoda the hen and Homer the homeless roo.
The lavendar guinea hens are named Josephine, Blanche, Savanna, and Minnie Guinea. My boys can tell them apart at a glance.
There was one pullet who insisted on roosting in a tree overnight, since we couldn't find her we named her Hidey.
We'll re-use good names if a feathered friend dies and we replace it with a similar one, do you?
