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| stacyluu |
Posted - Jan 09 2009 : 8:58:11 PM
farmmommy wrote about her turkey "mildred mcgobblesticks"....and it made me giggle.....thinking about all the silly names i have come up with for my beloved companions...with first/middle/last names...including mr./mrs. so&so..fluffybutt...if i can't think of something great...like for the chickens or dogs...then they get stuck with the backup, plan b name...consisting of an -old lady- first name and then just tack on ______anna brown...or lou...and it always sounds great!! mr. jim dandy (rooster)-used to be dandelion till he crowed-, gypsy,babs (chickens), sadie-hawkins (lab), miss audrey (chicken)(hank wms.jr's mom)....they don't have to make sense...just be fun & roll off the tongue...and farmmommy..if i ever get a turkey, i will have to copy off your silly name..ok?...i have an overwhelming feeling to name my loved ones on the farm...what names have you gals used on your animals?..i would like to know..i still need a few good ones... |
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| Cowgirl Jess |
Posted - Feb 13 2009 : 7:08:01 PM
You gals are cute! I love all the creativity. Most of the time the kids insist on naming the animals here but our three horses came with names, Oliver (a draft named for the tractor), Sexy Lexie (Tennessee walker cross), Haylee (a pony who really likes hay). We have a big ol' hound named Willamina and another dog named Taz. All our barn cats are named: Jackser, Sleeping Beauty, Tiger and Tiger Too, Cinderella. Even the hens have names: B.O., Antie (black like an ant), Skidder, Dinner, Pyro (survived a chicken "massacre" when the light fell into the chick box), Owl... even the chicks that didn't make it had names. My son can't bear to have an animal more than 5min without giving it a name! Bless his little heart.
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| BlackHorseFarm |
Posted - Feb 13 2009 : 07:11:19 AM
Oh how fun.
We have cats all named after detectives or characters in mystery novels- we have Friday, AJ Simon, Rick Simon, Rockford, Charlie Chan, Ranger
My rabbit buck is technically Bumblebee Acre's Tornado, but before I got him he was just "black buck" on their website so I started calling him Black Buck the Pirate, so Pirate it is. My doe - well I had no idea what her name was before I got her but I had a heck of a time getting her. I went the day after a snow storm and it was as cold as heck. I forgot to bring down cash so I had to drive around looking foa atm, no easy feat in a small town. Then I missed the turn because of a white out. Drove way out of my way trying to not get blown into a snow drift. By the time I actually got her and looked at her pedigree I almost peed in my pants. She is ruby eyed white named Bumblebee Acre's Frost Advisory! She is called Crystal after Frosty the Snowman's wife.
I just had to name my three bucklings. My mother, for some odd reason always calls wethers, werther, So one of the bucks will be Black Horse Farm's Werther Original. Next is the biggest kid, well he is going to be Black Horse Farm's Thor, lastly is Black Horse Farm's Magnus.
I have some chickens- most are not named, but a few are. My roo's are Henry, we were really hopeing it was Henriette but then he started to crow. The other is my french Maran- what else could he be but Napoleon |
| shepherdgirl |
Posted - Feb 06 2009 : 10:28:04 AM
I've finally named my "SURPRISE" goat kids! The mother of my two oldest is called "Domingo's Fancy Ferrari" (which, she's anything BUT! she looks more like a Chevy, or a Gremlin!) I thought about doing the whole "Car" theme, but the personalities of the kids kind of made the decision for me. Her son is absolutely GORGEOUS!! I sit with them every single day and that boy is NEVER still! I started calling him "TURBO." Then, of course, it got fiddled with so now he's "THE TURBINATOR" His sister has been dubbed "Miss Gracie Lou Freebush" (from "Miss Congeniality").
The other kids are "Furby" (he looks just like one!), his brother is "Mickey Blue Eyes" (yes, he's got pretty blue eyes!). The other four brothers are-- "Rocky" the teeniest little boy (all black except for a smidgon of white on the very tip of his tail), but I've also been calling him "CHOCOLATE THUNDA'!" (think "Cat in the Hat"). There's also the "Frog Brothers" -- "Edgar" and "Allen" (from the original "Lost Boys" movie-- I have no IDEA which one is which, they look like Identical twins!). Sadley, the last brother has no name. My friend wants a couple of the kids and HE'S her favorite, so I guess I've kind of held off giving him a name. I'll give HER that honor when she takes him home!
Soon, there will be MORE babies to name! More goat kids, lambies, a baby calf!! And Missy-- I'm so LOST without my BABY NAME BOOK!!!! Guess I'll have to break down and buy another one. sigh......
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
| mmartz |
Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 7:25:22 PM
Hmm... Farm animal names...
Here goes...
Horses: Magpie, Mimi, Maya, Joe, Taxi Bart (Born on Tax Day - april 15, my youngest son calls him Bart - this little gelding is going to get a complex being called two different names LOL)
Chickens... all chickens are chick,chick chick to me, but again my youngest has one called Little Buddy
Pigs: Bacon and Sausage, Turbo Diesel and Cummins (named by my bacon-lovin, Dodge Ram lovin son)
Goats: Ms. Puffy, Light, Lights Baby, Chocolate, AshLeigh Blue, Zoe, Buttercup, Oreo, Oprah, Gorgio (named by my youngest son because it rhymes with OREO), Mini OREO (but one of my 4-Hers calls him Alan after her Dad LOL) Buttercream, Brownie, Paint Bucket, Susie (that was the lady I bought her from)
We too pull out the baby books when naming animals... I love those creative folks who have a whole line of like names - Whiskey, bourbon, rum, etc... Things just sort of get a name around here based upon what's going on... We had a buck named Annapolis because he was born the day my son and I were on a field trip to Annapolis, Taxi bart was on April 15, Mena-Mina was born the day a local mine collapsed, Maya was born on Cinco de Mayo,
Missy
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| jumpingjuliet |
Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 12:59:08 PM
Oh yah.. We had a cow named slick because she was mauled by a rottweiler when she was a calf. She had no ears. She came with the herd when we bought the place. She was a mean old thing. Well she can;t hear so when she moos she screeches. Well all of her calves learned from her and they all screech and so do her grandbabies and great grandbabies. We can always tell if it somehow ties to her. What is funny is a bull that sqeaks. He sounds sooooo wimpy.
Toodles,
Becky
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| jumpingjuliet |
Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 12:37:52 PM
A friend of mine had a dog named PJ Groundhog Wistlepig... He honestly looked like a groundhog.
Toodles,
Becky
WOOOOHOOO!
Farmgirl #429
Gonna get cracking on those badges:D |
| jumpingjuliet |
Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 12:31:58 PM
Let me blow your minds with this list:
Cats: Mouse, Cheeseypoo, L'il Guy, Miss Kitty, Petunia, Bibbers, Bubbles, Squeakers, Possum, Blossum, Mr. T( He has a black mohawk), Daisy, turtle, Penelope Chatsworth Fitzwiggins, her bro Filbert McCracken Fitzwiggins, their mom Old Mrs. Fitzwiggins, snuggles, Cuddles, General Fluffenstuff, Mr. K.C. Mouserpuss(K for kitty C for Cat Mister for short), Wiener, Frankin P. Fitzwiggins, Rupert who was a girl died in a windstorm, Sparky The Gay Cat, and Poke E. Dot.
Dogs: Molly O'Brien, Black eyed Susie(dalmatian with a black eye)passed away at 19 1/2 years old.
Cattle over the years some years have themes: Pheobe,Sweety, Darling, Bill and Monica, Punky Brewster, Margot, Hemmi, Jellybean, snickers, gumdrop, gummy bear, taffy, dot, fancy, Lula Belle, Lucky Lucy, Sugar Pie and Honeybunch, Johnny Angel, The wanderer, I have found it is unwise to name cattle after Mad TV characters they are usually weird. Stewart, Lorraine, Mrs. Swan not a good Idea.
Had a rabbit I got from a guy who said he used him as a buck for breeding, named him Herbert. Herbert got best of show buck at the fair. THe next year the rabbit people at the fair told me Herby was a girl. She won Best of show Doe. The next year they said she was a he again. Won Best of show Buck again. # months later Herby had babies. Unless Herby had both parts I would say there is the proof in the pudding that she was a girl. That rabbit must have been confused.Other bunnies named Boo, Bunbun, Mickey and Minnie and Molly.
Goat named Yum Yum. Its a family name she is named after her grandmother. My cousin named her when she was just 2. When she sucked on her bottle she hummed and Bobbi thought she was saying Yum Yum,
Horses over the years: Sparkey, Cozy Nuk Chore Girl, Key Beau, Baby (AKA Strawberry Shortcake), Dynamite, Appy, Ralphy, El Paso Jr., Donkey named Elyjah.
Had pigs as a kid: Lacey, Tabitha, Pepsi
My brain hurts I can't think of anymore.
Toodles,
Becky
WOOOOHOOO!
Farmgirl #429
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| 5 acre Farmgirl |
Posted - Feb 04 2009 : 6:32:19 PM
Our neighbors just gave us their Rooster(HUGE barred rock) and his name is "Magoo"...These names make me laugh and laugh.....
Farmgirl Sister #368
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| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Feb 04 2009 : 1:26:59 PM
When I first met my husband he had a Heifer named "Wild Ass"...it fit!
Debbie
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| farmmom22 |
Posted - Jan 23 2009 : 2:18:35 PM
I think we have to give our animals cute names because they are just so lovable. We tend to name our animals after food. Usually sweet stuff! Or give matching names like our guinea hens are Polly & Dolly, our new puppies are Max & Molly, and the goats are Hershey(buck), Buttercup, Bambi, Jezzabel, Hannah Montana and Brownie which are all does. Cats are Vanilla, Sugar and Callie(she's a calico) and can't forget our two other dogs Lily and Tiki(already named when we got them, they were rescue pets). We are crazy over some animals!
Best farm wishes |
| farmprincess |
Posted - Jan 21 2009 : 2:01:14 PM
I always got to help name the animals on our hobby farm with the understanding that they would one day end up in the freezer. I didn't have a problem with that, in fact one calf i named Veal Cutlet and we had 2 pigs Shake and Bake. One of my puppies i named Mam cause sher was the first to bark, kinda like "yes maam". What can i say i was like 10. I had 2 little arcona hens Henny and Penny. Another puppy i named Cupcake cause he was twice the size of the rest and very round.The runt of that litter i called Tiny Tina. I had a fuzzy black kitten with really rounded ears and called him Bear. Now alli have is a blue Beta fish as i am in town and renting, his name is Indigo.
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| Alpaca Farmgirl |
Posted - Jan 21 2009 : 07:39:46 AM
I once knew a boy whose dog was "Poochy Momma Dog"
and a human girl named "Porkchop". Go figure.
Katy
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Jan 20 2009 : 6:58:56 PM
If you're ever stuck for a middle name, just tack on "Marie". It goes with everything. My parents liked it so much that we had two sisters and a cat with that middle name.
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| LisaTwo |
Posted - Jan 20 2009 : 6:14:21 PM
Ahhh, I love the Grandma too! We used to have a big old golden retriever named Chet. I have a very high pitched voice. Well, in a very high pitched voice, yell CHET, and see what it sounds like. Every night picture me yelling THAT out the door, good thing we don't have many neighbors!
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| RuralSuburbia |
Posted - Jan 19 2009 : 5:17:39 PM
OMG Erin, that's funny about 'Grandma', lol!
*I've got stars in my eyes and exactly $1 in my pocket!* |
| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Jan 19 2009 : 2:51:06 PM
I have to say that Spray Paint and Thumb Tack are my favorites so far!
We have lots of animals at the moment: 30 bunnies, 13 goats, 3 dogs and 10 cats...
Most interesting bunny names - Tristan and Iseult, Ghillie, Spot, Sage and Basil
Most intersting goat names - Laird, Annie Laurie, Gabrielle and Juliette
Dog Names - Lucky, Red and Pretty. Lost Brindi and Harry Potter.
Funniest Cat names: Bob, Birdie, Harley and Charlie
Had some funny names for pets in the past - Flea (cat), Harriet (Hamster), Grandma (dog)
Sure was fun yelling out the door to Grandma - "Hey, grandma! Finished doing your business yet? Hurry up and pee - it's cold out here!" Always brought a neighbor to the window!
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| LisaTwo |
Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 6:27:01 PM
I have two goats named Jerry Oberhasli and Ben Nubian and a pig named Steve. One black australorp rooster who was sold to me out of the back of the trunk of a car as a laying hen (long story) whose name is Rosie. One white silkie rooster named Dear Charles. Three mutt hens (? or roosters-they are weird looking) named Ellen, Oprah and Tyra and one RI red hen named well, Red and 24 teenage baby chickens in the basement named "The baby chickens" and a cat named Precious. Everyone else in the house is called either "Dear" or "You Doofus LaRue" depending on how they are behaving at that particular time.
Aren't we clever?
Smiles,
Lisa
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| Kangaroo Kate |
Posted - Jan 15 2009 : 9:22:57 PM
I have laughed myself silly reading a bunch of these!
lets see here I can contribute a few. I have a fantastic turkey
named "Dobie" short for doberman watchdog..he is on top of everything goin on! Jacob and Isaac the two sheep boys. Got a fainting goat named "slowmo" he earns it.ha ha Daisy duck and my son insisted of course we name her husband donald! Have "Mr Fluffy Toes" a huge totally hormonal furr ball of a rabbit.. ha "Samson" and "goliath"
two flemmish giant rabbits. For some reason my ponies end up with indian names. cherokee, cheyenee, spirit. My mini donkey is "Onie"
Llamas are Tekoa, Moses, Chewbaka (this one is always holding food stored in his cheek like a chipmunk..ha ) Wallabies,,Pippi, Lilly,
Sydney, Bindi, Keera, Minya, and Buddy.
IT is fun to see what others name thier animals. it can sure be a
challenge sometimes!!
one of my best I think was "whizzer" a patagonian cavy i used to have he would wet on everyone when he was little.. ha ha he earned his name! ha ha it just stuck. ha ha He was a real trip! miss that boy.
ANd a old favorite was "Old Red" the cow I grew up with.. was my best friend as a child. she lived to a ripe old age of around her mid 30's. I still have her cow bell.. hangs on my kitchen wall.
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| stacyluu |
Posted - Jan 13 2009 : 8:10:17 PM
wow gals.....you have so many fantastically weird names for critters...i love them ALL!!!! thank you so much for sharing....i am going to use so many of these names! (p.s. my friend has had cats all her life and they are all named Elvis or Priscilla...i think she is on Elvis #14 now?) |
| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Jan 13 2009 : 11:07:22 AM
We never sit down and say, "Ok, that ewe is going to be Sally". While we out in the barn or pasture with the animals...the names just happen. A white bottle calf just got called Sugar,she has had all boys...they get no names cause I can not sell something that I named! then a black bottle calf became Rasberry (she moved her tongue and looked like she was giving us rasberries), her calves are all girls and they are Blackberry, DewBerry, ...dingleberry next! Hehe
I think of the ewes like old Victorian Ladies....Miss Molly, Miss Patch, Miss Aliza
One of my prettiest Corriedale ewes is white and her name is Miss Dolly and her daughter just happens to be Dolly Baby.
The shetland sheep have their own personalitys..Itsy, Bitsy, Lizzy, Tizzy, Tazzy, they all pretty much rhythm. Lizzy had a lamb named Isabel that had a lamb named Belle.
We had a little ram that acted like the Fonzy on Happy Days...so we named him Fonzy.
We named my husband's little Wirehair Border Terrior, Einstein...we wanted him to live up to his name! He is pretty smart at some things!
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| Mag |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 1:51:48 PM
I was told I have issues when I named my 2 chickens Lizzie and Bonny after they successfully killed off one of their competitors in transit from one farm to another. They weren't very old but still, what killers! Our rooster is Blondie from the movie "A fist full of dollars". We also have a white rabbit named Lucky. She was found by a friend and is "lucky" that we took her in. |
| sherone_13 |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 1:32:44 PM
We have Pearl, Mable, Eunice, Thing One, Thing Two, Roo (chickens), Coconut and Oreo (rabbits), Baby and Bo (dogs), Missy (cat) and Nemo (the fish that won't die)
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| farmmommy |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 10:56:47 AM
Growing Up our two Redbones were Jake and Hambone....We now have choc lab named Shoney Bologna black lab named Poochie, a basset who just showed up recently that I have yet to find a home for (hint hint) named Yelta Yardstick, because of course she is 3 ft long!! A cat named Flicka of course the famous Mildred McGobbleSticks Turkey and our flock of chickens that unfortunatley is down to only 2 is Fred and Speckles |
| shepherdgirl |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 10:35:29 AM
Oh! A dear friend of mine has the FUNNIEST names for her aniamls too! She has a neutered male cat named "Gary" (from "Sponge Bob") that LOOOOVES Cucumbers! "Mrs. Stevens", "Mr. Whiskers," "Lem and Clem," "Waders," "Yammika (sp?) Kitty" ('cause he's all white with just a gray tabby patch on his head that looks like one of those little Jewish beanies). She named her ducks "Lightning McQueen" and..... (shoot, I forgot the other ones name!) her Goose was called "Ming-Ming." They had a goat named "Felix" and their two Angus Heifers are called "Thelma & Louise" -- unfortunately, they will soon be butchered!
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
| marcy jo |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 10:03:24 AM
These names are great! Its so neat to see what everyone names their critters!!! I did forget that we used to have a cat named Damn Cat..because that damn cat got into everything!! The kids had fun telling their teachers when they were little!! And when we have hogs we will name them Miss Piggy and Boss Hog!!
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