What are your chickens called?

[Grockle]

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.

Tilly, Bella and Rosie. Layla sadly died in the winter. She had been poorly and the cold weather finished her off.

Tilly and Rosie are little devils - always trying to escape their pen!

I'm convnced hens in general spend all day pounding the perimeter trying to get out!

the speed at which they exit when you open the door!!

very nice :)

most children give pets very odd names
(ie yours haven't)

our are called nickel mercury button sherbet and lovealot! all ex battery hens

ahh, you called one of your hens after me!!

i'm so chuffed [twirls and curtseys]

Beatrice and Eugenie.

We have Charlotte/Charles (just called Charlie/Charley at the moment...we're not sure yet!) the Silver Laced Wyandotte, Iris (Light Sussex), Margot (Welsummer) and Barbara (Rhode Island Red).

The cats are Sidney, Poppy and Mabel

We have Mabel (seems a very popular name!) and Gertie. Mabel is looking very hen pecked - anyone have thoughts on whether we should introduce a third lady to change the dynamics?

Martha, Georgie, Penny, Monkey, Tikka an Korma! Tikka and Korma were originally Twit and Twat but as we have an 8 month old son we figured that may not be good for when he starts school...!

Ours mostly named by 5 yo dd and me:

• 2 RIR: Rooney (by dd) and Gerrard (sole contribution from dh)
• 2 Cuckoo Marans: Madame de Bouvary and Jeanne d'Arc (Jeanne has 11 chicks atm! They will not all be named...)
• 4 hybrids: Poppy, Cheeky, Daisy and Flower.
• 1 Rhode Rock: The Very Gothic Marilyn Manson.
• 2 Legbars (unnamed - suggestions?)
• 1 Legbar cockerel, possibly named Elvis but dd keeps changing her mind
• 1 Columbian Blacktail: Charlie the Special Needs chicken (she only has 1 eye).

We have: Korma, Tikka, Chow Mein, Drumstick, Pie, Caesar, Sarnie, Soup, Poo, Gar and Paxo the cockerel. Sadly Dippers, Coronation and Roast are now in poultry heaven.

Mabel - Cuckoo maren and the boss

Betty - black silkie bantam more broody than layer

Hilda - gold partridge pekin, been broody for 2 months and counting, her twin Flo died in Feb aged 8months.

Next group will be Daisy, Lilly, Poppy & Tulip

That black one X 10
That blue one x 10
That white one x 10
That ginger one x 10
That partridge one x10
Kiki, Scabby and Frankenchick

Ruby (darker brown), Daisy (lighter brown), Rosemary, Speckles (spotted feathering), and Mojo the cock.

We waited a long time for our little flock so evidently had too much time to consider names, eventually settling (like racing stables or hurricanes) on working alphabetically (with characters from Shakespeare)
The first 3 (ex-batts) Ariel (RIP spring this year) Beatrice, still going strong bur re-named Brownie by grandchild owner, and my special favourite, Cordelia,(fell off her perch after 6 happy months) They were joined by Delilah
(Plymouth cross) and Elizabeth (feisty Sussex star) and then by Fenella Fudge Fairy (Plymouth cross) so all pretensions of smart names are out.
( however, I am holding out for Gertrude for the next!)
Do mad women keep hens or do hens make you mad?

Ours are all hybrids

Gertie
Hickety Pickety
Bluebell (named by DD1!)

Henrick Larsson
Tigger
Freddie
Eggbert

Dont ask me which is which though - the only one I can distinguish is Tigger as she is a lighter colour than the others!

My new ex-batts are named Gloria, Chicky and Scruff

ginger, blue, daisy, jordan, jodie, omelette, scramble and pancake

Our Pekin cokerel is called "Elvis". :)

We have Princess Layer (I know, I know - DH's choice!), Bertha, Bridget and Pidgeon (also known as Pidg' the B!tch)

We also had Robotilda, now in chicken-heaven =_=

There's always a bottom-hen in my experience; another hen will just mean someone else getting picked on!

Hello, we have Rosie Rapunzul and Barbie . I was thrown out of the name choosing by our 5yr old daughter. We also have 2 Indian runner ducks called Flower and Daisy. I'm excited as I have just ordered some pastel coloured egg boxes and labels ready to start selling eggs outside the house.

Big Chill - Nice white eggs
Thaddeus - huge and really , really think,
Princess Layer - goes stupid and broody every year - so badly named.
Sparkle
..and for not much longer... poor Wolverine - see my 'she's a gonner' thread!!