Leicester_H Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I can't decide on their names yet - Boo suits her name but not sure about chickie (which is a bit lame anyway ) So, what have you named your's and BRIEFLY why ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 How about "Peeka" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Names listed below. I gave the 1st 4 food names associated with chicken (Kentucky =KFC!) My son named the other 4. (Peckadilly =Piccadilly after the station in Manchester where he got lost once!) Changed to Peckadilly as she is the boss and it was more chickeny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Our first four were Tom(isina) Barbara Jerryl(dene) and Margot "Well REALLY Jerry" after the Good Life the next four were Mrs Beeton Fanny Craddock Clarrisa Nigella - all after big bottomed ladies who produce wonderful food. our four ex batteries were Tumnus Fledge Reepicheep Jewel all four characters were in the Chronicles of Narnia and all four appeared in the final book "The Last Battle" our two Bantams are Maisie and Eliza, named after our neighbour's two little girls. Not sure what the next lot will be called................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Mine have names out of Bohemian Rhapsody. I have plans to add Gallileo, Figaro, Thunderbolt Lightning and Veryveryfrightening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Not sure what the next lot will be called................. How about Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub. That has a ring to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 We started off with Disney Princesses then went on to Scottish Islands. When I decide which chicks I'm keeping they're having Scottish girls or place names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 My girls are named below and are called after sweets. Spog - the pink or blue sweet found in Alsorts Spangle - he chews with fizz in the middle Flump - marshmallow shapes Mojo - a fruity version of a black jack Going to rescue 4 more girls and carry on the theme too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Mine are female cooks Jennifer (Patterson) of the Two Fat Ladies Clarrisa (Dickson Wright) - the other Fat Lady Isabella (Beeton) We're getting some more in a few weeks when the Eglu Cube is delivered and I'm thinking of continuing the theme with Nigella (Lawson) Delia (Smith) Marguerite (Patten) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basset Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I didn't have much choice in the naming of my hens. My children love "In the Night Garden" on CBeebies and the chooks were named after the characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geb0205 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Speckle, well, she is a silver spangled Hamburg, and is covered in little black speckles.... Freckle, a bantam buff sussex, well, she had little black freckles on some of her feathers, and it went well with Speckle!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I can't decide on their names yet - Boo suits her name but not sure about chickie (which is a bit lame anyway ) So, what have you named your's and BRIEFLY why ? I really like the names Boo & Chickie, and you'll know if they seem right for them. We had a guinea pig called Boo Boo. I was very and uncertain at the time (yes, it's what happens when the young children chooose names) but just couldn't change it after a few days, it suited her. That is how Chuckles was chosen, by the noise she made, and Penny seemed traditional. Biscuit was adopted, but she is Gingernut biscuit coloured. The other 3 are character's from the children's book "Ballet Shoes", chosen by me, much to Esther's disgust. She wanted Star this and that, but I named them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I started off with Mavis & Edna (as in Willo the Wisp) but when Edna died I got another 2 and switched to a Corrie theme with Mavis being joined by Rita (the redhead) and Doris (well Noris didn't seem quite right). My cats have the names of Greek Goddesses - Hebe the Goddess of Youth and Hestia the Goddess of the Hearth and Home (which is very apt! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I like the name Boo. We gradually started calling Izzy "Betty" which morphed into Boo and boy, does it suit her as she's scared of her own shadow! Boo is definitely a nice name for a chicken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveypup Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I am desparately trying to conveince our son that Pootle and Posie (aka The Flumps) would be perfect names for our two new arrivals but he seems to favour Clover and Freckle - am working on him so watch this space!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 mine are named after Wagnerian operatic heroines ... well, why not? Actually I let a friend name them, I am not that keen on Wagner, but she suggested the names and they seemed suitably ridiculous! Had to shorten them, though. Wellington was named because he is huge and handsome and rather ducal, and needed something slightly pompous. And the other cat is really called Cassie, but it is such an ugly-looking beast that it is always referred to as The Thing. Or sometimes Smeagol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Smeagol ...now that does need further explanation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Smegal? - Lord of the Rings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Aaaah......Never read Lord of the Rings. Tried the Hobbit a couple of times. Just not my kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 We named ours after our grandmothers. Although Gwendoline quickly became Gwen and now gets called Gwennie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Fanny Craddock gets called Elvis and Mrs Beeton Elvis' mate, by (& Paul) because they have such huge combs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Our first 2 were named Babs, although frequently called Babsy Boo and Ginger because she was a ginger nut ranger. Both names are also characters in Chicken Run. Next came Twinkle, she's an Amber Star so twinkle twinkle litte star and Belle, short for Bellisima because she's beautiful. Then came Annie and Clarabel....Thomas the Tank Engine's carriages. We thought of the names and said if we ever got anymore chooks they would make great names. So when we rescued some ex batts the names suited them so much and they're the same colour as TT's carriages. Next came our baby banties and Charlie was in charge of naming them and thought that Mable and Millie seemed like lovely names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickpea Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 My first two were named after their colouring really, Maple has slightly darker feathers than Honey, and the names just suited. The other two, we were driving back from the supplier trying to think what to call them, my mum suggested Dandelion because of the white dandelion clock, and what else goes with dandelion but burdock!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
