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Barnyard Buddies:  What is your chickens name and why?  |
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Joiannm
Farmgirl at Heart
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Joann
Citrus Heights
CA
USA
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 Posted - Mar 11 2013 : 6:59:09 PM
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Crazy Daisy - she wanders off, then freaks out when she realizes she is alone. She runs all over as if something is chasing her but nothing is there. Preciousness in a feather coat.
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Hoosiermom
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
Beth
Alexandria
IN
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2013 : 12:36:21 AM
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I always go to the barn & say "hi Penny". Our son used to ask how I knew which one was Penny? I told him I call them all Henny Penny. I'm not too original & he wasn't to impressed. lol
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princesspatches
True Blue Farmgirl
431 Posts
arttie
iron mountain
michigan
USA
431 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2013 : 03:54:29 AM
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We have named Ginger from the kids movie Chicken Run. She is always trying to escape. Sweetie.....because she loves people and is the first in line to snuggle. Churkey....she looks like a cross between a chicken and a turkey.
Then we have 2 that look identical. But the kids call them good and evil twins. One is lovable. Evil twin pecks them.
They all get named eventually. Hard not to name them since they all have personalities.
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2013 : 07:05:33 AM
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I've always had too many hens to name. And with most all looking alike, it's hard. But I do name my roos. I've had Russell Crowe, he was a Barred Rock. Then Jimmy Buffet, a beautiful Buff Orpington. The roo I have now is Mr. Woo. He's an Americana. I only have 4 Red Star hens now. And they do look all alike.
Kris
The good beekeeper is generally more or less cranky. C.P. Dadant
www.kris-outbackfarm.blogspot.com
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
2914 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2013 : 1:45:19 PM
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I don't have any chickens (yet) but when I get some, I'm going to name the first one Tenders--she won't dare get out of line with a name like that.
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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YakLady
True Blue Farmgirl
652 Posts
Natalie
Montana
USA
652 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2013 : 6:44:53 PM
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Only my weird ones get names. I have one rumpless Olive Egger (some crazy genetic throwback to the Araucana), her name is "NoButty." My overly-friendly-to-the-roosters Easter Egger is "Easy" (DH named her). All roosters I keep get names- right now we have King (FBCM) and Cal (Splash Wheaten OE) plus the new barred banty cochin "Tailor." Tailor's buddy banty hen is TINY, so I call her "Midge" and that's about it. My Muscovy ducks have names. The Buffs don't... Everything else on the place has a name :)
~Hen 4316~ Just a farmgirl in Western Montana.
Starting a family and raising up a small ranch using natural resources.
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2013 : 8:04:50 PM
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We had a rooster named Tarzan. He was a beautiful but extremely aggressive banty. We would carry a shovel to fend him off when he was out. Once he came after my husband and ran right into the shovel and knocked himself out.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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HodgeLodge
True Blue Farmgirl
662 Posts
Tiana
Berkeley Springs
WV
USA
662 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2013 : 8:23:50 PM
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I only have two hens right now. They are named after my ancestors. My Greatgrandmother and her sister my Great Aunt Jean. So...Agnes and Jean. They are like old biddies hanging around together. Nosey, always together. Even when one is laying the other goes and keeps her company until the deed is done. lol
Laura your link isn't working. :(
Farmgirl #4817-The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses. ~Hanna Rion
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - Mar 13 2013 : 5:12:15 PM
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Star and Liberty because we got them on Flag day!
Hugs,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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magnoliakathy
True Blue Farmgirl
453 Posts
Kathryn
Magnolia
Texas
USA
453 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2013 : 5:57:42 PM
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My roos are "Mutton" his is a predominately white Americana, with brown and black tail feathers and his cheek feathers look like mutton-chop whiskers to me and "Flash" another predominantly white Americana with black feathers on his wings and all of his tail, he is a flashy boy. I bought all pullets both times and got a suprise each time.
When you free your mind your heart can fly. Farmgirl # 714, |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
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rschaaf
True Blue Farmgirl
174 Posts
Renee
Wooster
Ohio
USA
174 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2013 : 5:33:01 PM
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i just call them by their breed or just "girls". i once had a white silkie i named "cotton" and her brown silkie roo was "sam". my first chicken ever was an escapee from the broiler house next to us, she was "miss chicken". my nephews have names for lots of their chickens. the one i can remember is "cluckarella".
"There is beauty, there is grace, in my peaceful country place!"
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Madinet85
True Blue Farmgirl
94 Posts
Elizabeth
Indiana
USA
94 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2013 : 5:16:28 PM
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Our two new Easter Eggers are named Cadbury and Peep. The Black Sex Links are Soy, Teryaki, and Worchestershire. The Orpingtons are Honey, Curry, and Mustard. We keep joking they're going to develop a complex being named after sauces!
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rksmith
True Blue Farmgirl
858 Posts
Rachel
Clayton
GA
USA
858 Posts |
Posted - Mar 17 2013 : 06:41:23 AM
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I've got my roosters, Hartridge (family name that I just love) although DH calls him Don King (he's a blue Polish with a white top and does have the right "hair"), Sylvester because I love Sly Stone, Sylvester the cat and Sly Stallone and it just seemed to fit him (he's a blue silkie). My silkie girls I call Raisa (after Gorbechov's wife, love her name and they make me think of little old Russian ladies for some reason), the other girls don't have names, although I can tell them apart I haven't named them. My tom turkey is Jasper (family name that I like and Jasper the cat before he became Tom) and my girl is Tish (after a grandmother). Our chukar is named Chuck (Norris but DH calls him Charles Emmerson Winchester III)
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realised-- His Holiness the Dali Lama
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Mar 17 2013 : 8:08:00 PM
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My Light Brama's are Opal (mostly white) and Pearl (black grey spots on her back). My Buff Orps are Golda and Goldie since I can't tell them apart.
Audrey
http://prairiecairncottage.blogspot.com/
.jpg) Good boy Hobbs! I love and miss you. |
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BoPeep214
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Stephanie
Fort Wayne
IN
USA
50 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2013 : 11:41:35 AM
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We keep our roosters and hens etc...figured out by a strange method...the gals get named after foods they will probably not be a part of; such as: Alfreda, Parmagiana, Noodle, Sandwich, Nuggets, Fried....you get the picture. Now the roosters are kept in easy order by birth "right"...The Godfeather I, Godfeather II, Godfeather III, and it goes on and on. These were long running jokes in our family way before we actually got very many chickens, but it seems to work on our small flock and everyone gets a good laugh. Plus, who doesn't remember the name of a delicious dish?
Stephanie
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"Happy to share with you such as we've got: the leaks in the roof and the soup in the pot." `Unknown` |
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firefly0005
Farmgirl in Training
10 Posts
Danielle
Oregon City
Oregon
USA
10 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2013 : 3:56:47 PM
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We have two Golden Sex Links, named Gabby and Twila. Hubby named Gabby because she talks all the time. Youngest son named Twila, not sure why. We have one Barred Rock that oldest son named Cleatis, yes after Dukes of hazard, and last my Wyandotte named Henny Penny. We lost Henny Penny a couple weeks ago. Planning on getting a handful of new ones this next month. They are so much fun.
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KuntryKlucker
True Blue Farmgirl
55 Posts
Noelle
Tennessee
USA
55 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2013 : 07:58:48 AM
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Hi All,
I love threads like this. I have 15 Buff Orphington Hens and I rooster. Yes, they all have names. Here it goes...
Miss Sweet Pea
Miss Little Pea (sweet pea's daughter)
Little Bit
Miss Cindy Lou
Miss Kitty
Miss Tennessee
Miss America
Miss Katie May
Miss Daisy May
Miss Emma May
Miss Lady
Miss Bossy (alpha Hen)
Miss Piggy (the Hungriest Hen)
Miss Betsy
Miss Ladybug
And......
Roy our Rooster
 
Give me the simple country life. |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2013 : 12:50:02 PM
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Wow Noelle I don't think I could even tell them all apart much less remember all those names. You must have a very good memory. They are all so beautiful and the chicken yard is lovely. I feel inspired to go clean the chicken coop now. So cute, I love it.
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
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KuntryKlucker
True Blue Farmgirl
55 Posts
Noelle
Tennessee
USA
55 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2013 : 3:46:58 PM
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Originally posted by crittergranny
Wow Noelle I don't think I could even tell them all apart much less remember all those names. You must have a very good memory. They are all so beautiful and the chicken yard is lovely. I feel inspired to go clean the chicken coop now. So cute, I love it.
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
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Thanks!! I do have a secret to remembering their names and telling
them apart. All the ladies wear Hen Saddles each with a different pattern or design on it. I keep some on backup so if they get worn or torn I can take it off and either wash or replace it without loosing track of who is who. You can see some of the saddles in the pic. I will see if I can find a better picture of them. Anyway, that is my secret, not so much a good memory just a matching game. 
Here are a few pics of their Hen Fashions 
Give me the simple country life. |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
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KuntryKlucker
True Blue Farmgirl
55 Posts
Noelle
Tennessee
USA
55 Posts |
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meggy2
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
barb
Flemington
Missouri
USA
111 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2013 : 12:50:19 PM
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2 aracanas ginger & maryanne
2 Buffs Laverne and Shirley
2 Brown Leghorns Lucy and Ethel |
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Peg Graham
True Blue Farmgirl
281 Posts
Peg
Chesapeake
Virginia
USA
281 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2013 : 12:06:36 PM
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2- Silver Laced Winged Wyandottes: Katniss & Lacey
2- Buff Orpingtons: Penny & Bernadette (aka: Bernie)
1- Black Australorp: Amy-Farrah-Fowler (all one name)
1- Ameraucana: Marsala
They are so big now....ready for this cold weather to be done, so they can move into their COOP!!!
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