Pookylover Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Hi We are collecting our 10 rescue girls on Sunday and I need inspiration for names! My husband has suggested tickles and tess but he is very childish! Can you imagine getting the names mixed up and shouting in the back garden for them ! What would the neighbours say !! All ideas greatly recieved! Clare x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggypeggy Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 My fave is Gregory as in Gregory Peck! Ours are called Eggy and Peggy.. not that imaginative, but works well for the kiddies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckbok Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 (edited) Hi ya, How exciting! Well ours our Pecky, Rosie and Matilda. We also like Harriet, Henny, Penny, Pepper, Ginger, Bettie, Ada, Tilly, Milly. Does that give you enough ideas? Edited April 11, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsm_jones Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Ours are named after food with chicken in it. Bit weird I know! KIev, Nugget, Jalfrezi and Drumstick! I hope to get a Korma or a Fajita next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Once you have a theme it's a lot easier. Our first 2 were the always popular flower names - marigold and daffodil. We have got some star wars names thrown in (Yoda and Yaddle because they'll lay blue/green eggs!) and we were going to have the three little maids from G&S Mikado, but only Yum-yum stuck. The others were named after their breed (Magpie and Sylvie who are a pied suffolk and a silvernick) or characteristics (Bossy and Bumble). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Have a look at some Omleteers signatures. Plenty of inspiration to be found there. Someone....can't remember who....has some hens after A Midsummer Nights Dream characters. Peaseblossom, Mustard Seed, Cobweb etc. Lovely. There are food themes, TV characters, chefs, Jane Austen characters. Plenty to go at. Have fun choosing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanie Bean Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Childrens TV is a great place for names. Did any of you have favourite programmes as kids, maybe you might find some names there. Sarah.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 old-fashioned girls names are popular, possibly because for some reason chickens running down the garden always seem to look like elderly matrons in a hurry to get to the cake-stall! So you could go for Ethel, Hilda, etc. It'squite nice to have a theme though, as you've got ten to name - flowers (Poppy, Rose, Pansy etc.) Or female singers? (Dusty and Sandy would seem quite appropriate - ooh, and Eartha!) but you could have Billie, Edith, Cilla, Kylie, Amy - huge choices there. What about female heroines - or childrens books, someone on here has named theirs after the 'Four Marys' which I loved reading when I was young. What fun! Three of mine came to me ready-named, so I haven't had a chance to choose. You can really have fun with ten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookylover Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 Thanks for your ideas! I must admit I do like old names and love Hilda as one! My favourite show as a child was Basil Brush and had thought about Gerty (she lived at number 30 and was dirty you know!). I also like Henny and Penny as my little girl (2 next week) will find those easy to say. We have two guinea pigs with flower names buttercup and primrose so possibly more flowers? My little boy ( likes Sarah and Jane or Martha but thats a Dr Who thing! Our eldest daughter(9) hasn't got a clue but is just terribly excited! So many names, so few chickens! Clare x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Ours went through 3 name changes before we found ones that stuck. I was originally going to have a spice theme going - ginger, coriander, nutmeg, saffron,cinnamon, paprika etc, but the boys said no! So I started on my 2nd choice of old ladies names, but as you can see, the boys sabotaged that as well ! I think you'll need more than 10 names, once you have your chooks, some names just won't suit - others you'll know straight away - my Elsie was Elsie from the minute she stepped into the coop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzie Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I chose names with either Hen or Egg in them. Henrietta, Henny-Penny, Eggna, Eggwina I also had an extra Hena that was not used because we have 4 girls. I could only think of 3 names with Hen so went with 2 of each. You need to choose a theme spices Ginger, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Pepper, or perhaps herbs Thyme, Rosemary, Sage, Dill, Lovage, Chive, Tarragon Maybe flowers Rose, Daisy, Clover, Buttercup, Lavender, Poppy, Violet etc. or like mrsm_jones named after food with chicken in it. Gem stones Ruby, Pearl,Garnet What are your interests? Pick something you like and see if you can come up with 10 names from that good luck and do let us know what you decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I started off naming mine for flowers - Pansy,Poppy, Lily,Daisy etc. But that has now evolved into more gardeny things with Clover,Fern,Bramble & Bracken who I got at the end of last year. I am thinking of Sweet pea, Conker & Willow for any future hens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HasSumAmi Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 My daughter named one Ginger after Ginger in Chicken Run. Omlet got named after, well, Omlet! My son named his Snowdrop as she is pure white - hence he wanted something with "Snow" in it. I keep calling her Snowbell though (mixing up Bluebelle with Snowdrop). Mine is called Margot - after the Good Life character. My kids were all - "Margot! Yuk! Awful!" I almost relented and called her Amber (she's an Amber Star), but then kept to Margot. Now they say: "It's a good name. She's soft, and the name is soft sounding." Anyway - of all those names - Omlet gets the most comment. My daughter's teacher said, "What's the other one called? Scrambled!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilda-and-evadne Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Characters from operas? Carmen Madame Butterfly Tosca Sophie (from Der Rosenkavalier) Dido Marguerite Rosina (Marriage of Figaro) Salome Dulcinea (Don Quixote) Papagena (Magic Flute) Isolde Leonore (Fidelio) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I had chosen 3 names for the ex batts I was going to adopt, but it doesn't look like I will be getting any now. The names I chose were chosen from the things the hens had been denied whilst being caged. Sunshine Breeze Sky others could be cloud Rainbow Misty Storm S"Ooops, word censored!"ing the bottom of the barrel of ideas (10 is a lot ) Drizzle Windy Shower The last three names are truly awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookylover Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 I had chosen 3 names for the ex batts I was going to adopt, but it doesn't look like I will be getting any now. The names I chose were chosen from the things the hens had been denied whilst being caged. Sunshine Breeze Sky others could be cloud Rainbow Misty Storm S"Ooops, word censored!"ing the bottom of the barrel of ideas (10 is a lot ) Drizzle Windy Shower The last three names are truly awful Why aren't you getting any girls now?? Sorry for being nosey, Clare x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'm not getting any in the forseeable future because Scottish battery hens farmers will not negotiate with the BHWT The Scottish BHWT coordinator could rescue over 700 hens (that was the number he told me over two months ago so It could very well have gone up by now) , he has a list as long as your arm of folk in Scotland wanting to adopt the hens. It is such a shame I wish a rescue down South could transport some ex batts up over the border, I would be willing to travel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbey Road Girl Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Loads of great suggestions but Egluntine's Strictly Come Dancing stars mustn't be forgotten (cockerel wd be: Anton du Beak). When I was going to have three, I thought of Chekov's Three Sisters (Olga, Masha and Irina), but felt that Eastenders had really distinct characters for chickens: Shirley, Heather and Tanya came to mind first (I think someone here already has Roxie and Ronnie). But you could easily get ten names. When I decided four was an even better number than three, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme were tempting (easy to call) but seemed too close to baked, boiled, stewed and fried. Film stars? Greta, Gertie, Bette, Lauren, Lana, Ingrid, Judy, Sophia, Debbie, Jessie, Anna, Ginger, Tallulah, Elsa, Doris, Ida, Bea, Esther... Oh well, I didn't really have to get to the Post Office before it closed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Scottish battery hens farmers will not negotiate with the BHWT What, none of them? Why on earth not, I wonder? I'd often wondered what the situation was in Scotland - I knew there was a BHWT co-ordinator but no more than that. You said you were "going to adopt" - did something change? Sorry for hijacking this post - I'll shut up now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I was hoping to get my ex batts in April. the date has changed on the BHWT site to TBA. I haven't changed my mind but I am not holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Characters from operas? Carmen Madame Butterfly Tosca Sophie (from Der Rosenkavalier) Dido Marguerite Rosina (Marriage of Figaro) Salome Dulcinea (Don Quixote) Papagena (Magic Flute) Isolde Leonore (Fidelio) A pal of mine has three ex-batts called Lakhme, Violetta and Mimi......her dramatic heroines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggywoo Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 My first gang (RIP) were called: Asbo Dave (& his sidekick Steve) Mardy Mary (the boss) Sweet Anne (gentle) Mad Sheila (unhinged) My current Beauties are: Pingu Samantha And-Phillip (banty boy who tries his best) I'm getting 3 more tomorrow and they will be called: The Gene Genie Frock No name for the 3rd as yet - I'll decide when I see her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Sweet Anne (gentle) How lovely....and spelled with an "e" too! Frock you say...........? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 My idea's kinda obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 My idea's kinda obvious You just need a Beelzebub, Galileo, and a Mama mia. Perhaps a Thunderbolt and Lightening thrown in for good measure! Do you sing it when you are calling them? I bet you do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
