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What are your chickens called?

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Grockle · 04/05/2011 21:33

Just being nosey really. I want to know what other people's chooks are called.

My neighbour laughs at me when I open the door and call mine.

I have Daisy, Marjorie and Eileen and 3 more on their way.

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ilovemyhens · 04/05/2011 22:31

Wendy is my cochin. I have two light sussex called Penny and Sandra.

MissFenella · 04/05/2011 22:33

Gloria
Daphne
Daisy May

White leghorn bantams

ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 04/05/2011 22:34

Mabel
Maude
Maeve aka ASBO Chicken
Doris
Celia
Hilda
Gladys
Vera
Betsy

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Grockle · 04/05/2011 23:01

Thank you for sharing! what lovely names. I made a list of potential names earlier Blush(avoiding work... DP thinks I am nuts) that included Hilda and Vera and I love Gloria and Gladys and penny.

Lol at ASBO chicken. mine are noisy and probably a bit sweary but they're not too antisocial. Unless my sister visits - Marjorie attacks her toenails Grin

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ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 04/05/2011 23:05

ASBO Chicken hides in the shrubbery and goes all kung fu on anything's arse that saunters passed, chicken and human alike.

Salhal · 04/05/2011 23:10

We had Margot and Barbara but Barbara died, so now we have Margot, Cagney and Lacey!

Punkatheart · 05/05/2011 18:02

Tatiana (thinks she is above the rest)

Narcissa (vain and is always looking at her reflection)

Bronte (she's from Yorkshire)

Cathy (another from Yorkshire - so Heathcliff's lass)

OhWesternWind · 06/05/2011 21:49

We have Sapphire Blue and Peach Blossom the two posh cream legbars, and Clucky, Dora and Plumette the ex-batts. (Plum and Nutmeg ex-batts RIP).

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Grockle · 07/05/2011 07:56

Clucky is a fab name for a chicken! I'm getting my first lot of ex-batts next month and am very excited!

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brambleschooks · 07/05/2011 08:31

Wiggy and twiggy the legbqrs
Sheila the Sussex
Rasputia the partridge Cochin with the big bum
Mrs Doyle blue Cochin
Father jack araucana
Bluebell aka blubby the speckledy

Chicks: pingu, wobbly, tiny and George

sancere · 07/05/2011 20:13

My ladies are called- Doris, Mabel , Nellie. I adore them Grin

beachyhead · 07/05/2011 23:55

We have Megan, who has just hatched four lovely chicks.
Bridget who is an idiot
Coco and Lottie who are cochins (Lottie has just gone broody and is known as the Mad Lady)
Jo, who is in charge
Cleo, who is almost in charge.......

BabyDubsEverywhere · 08/05/2011 00:39

I had Trixie Dixie and Pixie, but Trixie turned into a Travis and i had to rehome Pixie and Dixie to a lovely mumsnetter on here when we moved.

Currently in the process of finding a way to have chickens again...possibly under the decking Confused Grin

Original poster
Grockle · 08/05/2011 08:03

They're all lovely. I fear this thread is turning me into even more of a crazy chicken lady than I already am.

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florencerusty · 10/05/2011 20:35

Maud, Marilyn, Norma-Jean, Flo and Mo. Mr Fox (the bugger) had Aud and Mabel :(

GemAimee · 10/05/2011 23:11

I had Britney and Christina, but Brit is no longer with us.

Then we got ducks, both girls, and I made the mistake of allowing DP to name them - Richard and Judy. You can tell which one is Judy by her big white bosom...

marmiteandhoney · 11/05/2011 13:57

Mavis, Henrietta, Violet and Flora. We did have an Enid but she died.
We have two chicks called Hilda and Elsie.

AnonymousBird · 11/05/2011 14:10

Marian (tough nut)
Goldy (deputy tough nut)
Speckledy
Bluebell
Snowy

Basically named by DC, so highly unoriginal names but they are all absolutely gorgeous!

nickelbabe · 16/05/2011 14:26

ooh, i love chicken name threads!

my first lot of chickens were named after the girls in Mambo Number 5
so we had
Jessica
Erica
Monica
(Monica died so we got)
Sandra
Rita
(Sandra died so we got)
Tina
Mary
Pamela
(only Pamela and Erica left out of those)

Now, with DH, we have got virtuous hens Grin
so far:
Marcy
Faith
Hope.

(always choose name patterns that can be added onto)

mummymeister · 17/05/2011 18:20

We have had Mrs Pom, the three degree's (georgeous black aracuana poland cross chicks who always went round together and fended off the cockerels), Tend to name the cockerels more. My fav was Buster and we now have Big Boy 1 and 2 and Steve (named after the childrens music teacher) Also ex top cockerel who now hangs out with the ducks called Nobby no mates

Wabbit · 22/05/2011 17:55

Maud - ex battery

did have Freida but Mr Fox got her on the day she arrived, also ex battery but Soooo beautiful.

Maud needs a friend - so can boss her about to her hearts content

HumphreyCobbler · 22/05/2011 18:00

we started off with
Winken, Blinken and Nod

the geese were called Ed, Ed and David

I haven't named the rest of the animals

TheFowlAndThePussycat · 22/05/2011 18:30

Ours are Roxy, Velma & Mama (Morton). They used to live in an enclosed run so we went for a prison theme (think Chicago Grin). It's amazing how much they play to character!

LittleB · 22/05/2011 21:18

Grockle we also have Daisy, also lavendar, copper, chocolate, crumble, pumpkin, truffle, guiness and conker. Brownie turned out to be a cockrel and went to a new home.

BadRoly · 22/05/2011 21:27

The children named our so we have Amy, Vanessa, Bob and Amber. Bob is now short for Kate.

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