Cinnamon Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 We all name our chickens,but do you,like me,also give them nicknames? Sherbert is always called 'Thug' because she looks like a bouncer. Floss is 'Stupid',just because she is Crumble is 'Beardy Wierdy' because of her odd little feather beard Rosie is 'Emo',because she is dour & black & the Late poppy was always called 'Pop Tart' You don't want to even know what we call the children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I haven't given the girls nicknames but I do do it with the cats all the time depending on what mood they are in! Tilly - Tuppeny or The Minx Daisy - Mini Minx Alfie - Alfit, Baby Minx Parcel - Parcel Force Barney - Lucifer or The Thing Poppy - Popsicle, Chopsy, Mardy Trout, Grumpy Bag and the late Charlie (cat) was Charlie Rabbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Some of ours have nicknames Speckle - grumpy old bag (for obvious reasons) Bertie - freeloader (ditto) the bantams are all currently known as "you ridiculous creatures" in the nicest possible way! Frank the cat - greedy guts (obvious again!) Delilah the dawg - big lump (ditto) Georgia (DD 6) - Daisy daydream cos she's always got her head in the clouds Lauren (DD 5) Lollo cos Georgia couldn't say Lauren when she was little Harrison - H although he keeps putting the girls dressing up shoes on and shouting "I princess, I princess!!" so perhaps we need to think of something a little prettier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Gooch and bouncy (Prada always does the 2ft high jumps when she sees me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Chickens no but the cats all have several names Tinker - Tink, Bink, Binky, Rinky dink, Stinky Mr Chips - Weem, Monkey Boy, Demon Charley Mouse - Charles, Mouse, Emmy, Em, Emily Wemily , She Devil what goes on in my head is "Ooops, word censored!"odys business Best of it is they all seem to know all their names even though alot don't even sound the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I've never done it with the chooks. But I do with the cats. Scribble and Honey are dibble and bunny, scrib dibs and funny or dribble and runny (the last one was courtesy of my friend Alan who is no longer with us). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy C Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Perry gets called Perikins and pickle by me. The devil chicken by my husband. Moet gets called Mo, and fluffy bot Chandon rarely gets a nick name. As a group they get called henheads (by hubby), and baby-girls (by me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 the chickens don't get nicknames but some of the neighbours do the bloke who lives opposite is known as "lord of all he surveys". He has the largest house on the close and we often see him, with cup of tea/coffee in hand, walking around the boundary of his house with a smug look on his face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Chooks and ducks don't have nicknames other then Pippin (Pip) and Bramley (Bram) but the cats and dog do. The dog (Milo) is called Miley, Milometre and Smiley, MuttleyMcDogbreath (MMDB for short) by the husband Alfie (cat) is called Alf and fangboy! Bess (cat) is bessie, bessie boo, and Eboue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Collectively I call the chickens 'laydees' DH calls them 'your chickens' as in 'your chickens have dug up my rhubarb' Late cat Oscar aka Evil Oscar or The Card Table Sasha the dog aka Sashie Eldest son Lewis always called Lou Lou (he hates it in front of his mates) Youngest son Mark aka Spark, Marky Mark. My grandson calls me My Tetta Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Our girls have there normal names, just either shortend or something. Gemma- Gem Spice- Spicey Lacey- Lady Lacey Mischief- Missy Magic- Madge Nutmeg- Nut Uma- Ume Clover- Little Clove, C-Lover, Lover not a fighter (dont ask.) Their names are a bit odd, but hey, they are kinda cute! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Eldest son Lewis always called Lou Lou (he hates it in front of his mates) just a bit of trivia for you. After reading 'A Fistful of Gitanes' I discovered Serge Gainsbourg's nickname was 'Lulu' (his real name was Lucien Ginzburg) so your son is in good company A lot of postwar Jews changed their names to 'fit in'. Gene Simmons' (of Kiss) real name is 'chaim witz'! I read a lot of biogs (very nosey ) sorry for going off at a tangent!!!??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 We have "feisty Poppy" George "Grover" (as in Sesame Street ) Jethro "Bibble" (he's VERY fat) Hattie "Whiskers" ( she has very long, white whiskers) and Buzz is Buzz-the-chicken as named by Ethan (he likes Toy Story) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I don't have nicknames for the chickens because their names are sort of nicknames anyway, but my rat is called Truffle, and I call her "fat stuff" because she is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I just call mine girls. Yesterday at the BHWY rescue somebody was telling me about nicknames they give to their chickens, their last lot are now labled as 'The hooligans' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 The only one of ours that really has a nickname is Mickey, she is known as The Barren (she hasn't laid for yonks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I just modify the names they have Wendy = Wendy Woo Jasmin = Jazzy Belle = Bella Bella Ness = Nessie Annie = Annie P (wonder where I got that from ) Lulu = Looby Loo Katie = Katie Custard ...and the others don't have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 You had to ask didnt you!?. .....here goes - Ella = madam Coco = we dont even call her Coco, she is called Mar, Maran or cuckoo Maran Star = gets to be called Star! Misty = Misty Moo Collectively they are called "The Wits" not chickens......"have you shut the wits in yet?" "have the wits had their tea?" This came from us first starting to call them chickie chocs, this then was turned into chocs and then they went to chocwits and now its just "Wits" !!! (totally bonkers I know ) Dog - real name Bracken......aka as Bee, Moo, Mee-Moo, Moggamoo, Mog, Minamog, Moomin, Munchkin. she comes/answers to ALL these names and only gets called Bracken when she's been naughty and mummy and daddy have to tell her off!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Our brahmas are collectively known as 'The Terrorhawks'. We reckon that they look just like birds of prey. See what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milly Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 We sometimes refer to our two Omlet hens as "the aunties". When we got the other two, about a month after the Omlet ones, the Omlet hens bustled around looking just like old fashioned aunties (and with their skirts tucked into their knickers). And my husband sometimes calls Penny Darth Vader, because she used to loom menacingly (and blackly) over the little Frisian. Milly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I notice that you have a british blue cat. I've always wanted a british blue...they are stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milly Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I notice that you have a british blue cat. I've always wanted a british blue...they are stunning. He is lovely, with very thick plush fur (which gets everywhere ) Milly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 How old is he? Do you have photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 The girls are collectively known as the Chickadoodles, singly just their own names. The dog gets Pileypoopkins (real name Riley). DS1 gets Pandypants or Pandman (Andrew = Andrew Pandrew = Andy Pandy etc) DS2 gets Squeezekins, Cheezekins, Squeezemachine, The Machine, SqueezleDiseasel (Iain - no idea how we got there ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I'm sure your sons will love you for that Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
