Finding the perfect chicken names for your flock can be quite a daunting task. There are so many names to choose from, how do you pick one that perfectly reflects that little ball of fluff?
When we brought home our first batch of peeping chicks we we were overwhelmed with excitement and adoration of these cute little birds. It wasn’t long before we started to see their individual personalities shining through, and we quickly crumbled under our resistance to avoid naming them. One by one, the chicks were graced with names that fit them perfectly, but it sure wasn’t easy finding those names!
Many years later, we’ve helped to name hundreds of chicks, and over time have compiled a list of super fun, creative, and perfect names for chickens. My own frustration over finding names for chickens inspired me to publish this list for you, dear reader, to help you name your flock.
I hope you enjoy it, and please don’t forget to add your favorite chicken names to the comments below!
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The Essential List of Chicken Names
Famous Names for Chickens:
These names are as punny as they are funny! Naming your chicken after your favorite famous person is the perfect way to honor them, and give your chicken some big shoes to fill!
One of our own chicken names was taken from this list, Gandalf the Gray, the loudest most obnoxious Ameraucana you’d ever meet. While she didn’t quite live up the stoic quality of our favorite wizard, she does have the glorious gray beard to match!
- Albert Eggstein
- Amelia Egghart
- Attila the Hen
- Big Bird
- Chicken Little
- Cluck Rogers
- Cluck Norris/Chick Norris
- Dixie Chick
- Egghead
- Foghorn Leghorn
- Gandalf the Gray
- Goldie Hen
- Hen Solo
- Henneth Paltrow
- Princess Lay-a
- Woodstock
- Yolko Ono
Cute Chicken Names:
Many of these names were taken directly from my favorite pop culture birds, the ones that light up the big screen and spring from the page with excitement. I’m still waiting on the perfect chicken to name Pidwidgeon, but I know she’s out there somewhere just waiting for me!
- Angry Bird
- Beaker
- Bobo
- Buck Beak
- Calypso
- Coco
- Eagle
- Eggbert
- Flappy Bird
- Fluffy
- Gadget
- Griffin
- Gumby
- Hawk
- Hawkeye
- Hedwig
- Henrietta
- Henny Penny
- Iago
- Jinx
- Kiki
- Kipper
- Lady
- Little Foot
- Lola
- Mango
- Mordecai
- Mother Clucker
- Mr. / Mrs. Chicken
- Nestlee
- Norbert
- Odin
- Peabody
- Peter Pecker
- Pidwidgeon
- Pikachu
- Pox
- Phoenix
- Quackers
- Rex / T-Rex
- Robot Chicken
- Roscoe
- Scooter
- Sparky
- Sugar
- Tweety
- Zazu
Classic Chicken Names:
I’ll never know why we’re drawn to give farm animals classic names from eras long gone, but alas, we do! I’ve used many of these names for my hens, there’s just something so funny about chasing after Loretta in the chicken yard!
- Anastasia
- Annie
- Arabella
- Beatrice
- Bessie
- Betsy
- Edna
- Charlotte
- Clarabelle
- Daisy
- Daphne
- Dorothy
- Dottie
- Estelle
- Eloise
- Felicity
- Florence
- Francis
- Genevieve
- Georgia
- Geraldine
- Gladys
- Gloria
- Harriet
- Holly
- Iris
- June
- Loretta
- Mabel
- Maude
- Minnie
- Matilda
- Myrtle
- Opal
- Pearl
- Penelope
- Polly
- Stella
- Sadie
- Tillie
Food Chicken Names:
While some of you may balk (bawk?) about naming your chickens after food, you have to admit it’s pretty humorous! Our chickens are friends, not food, but we still couldn’t resist naming one of them Taco, and she grew to be one of our oldest, bestest friends in the flock. She had a spicy attitude and a don’t mess with me spirit that only a Taco could have.
- Benedict
- BBQ
- Bon Bon
- Buffalo
- Burrito
- Cacciatore
- Cashew
- Colonel Sanders
- Cordon Bleu
- Curry
- Custard
- Divan
- Dumpling
- Drumstick
- French/Frenchie
- Frittata
- Jubilee
- Kabob
- Kiev
- Noodle
- Nugget
- Omelette
- Pattie
- Piccata
- Pollo
- Ranchero
- Roast
- Schnitzel
- Scramble
- Sesame
- Stu
- Taco
- Tandoori
- Teriyaki
Check out these other great foodie-inspired names for your chickens!
Color Names for Chickens:
Chickens come in lots of different fancy colors so why not give them some fancy color names too match? This list has lots of obvious color names like Goldie, but also some sweet and unusual names like Truffle, Ghost, and Rusty. I could see a whole flock of multi-colored birds named after colors!
- Blanca
- Bluebelle
- Buttercup
- Caramelita
- Clementine
- Dandelion
- Dusty
- Goldie
- Ghost
- Ginger
- Hazel
- Honey
- Maple
- Olive
- Raven
- Rose
- Ruby
- Rusty
- Sandy
- Scarlet
- Sunny
- Sienna
- Truffle
- Velvet
- Violet
Names that Rhyme
Do you have two hens that are just inseparable? Maybe three chickens that look identical? Rhyming names are the perfect fit for these birds.
Not only are they easy to remember, they’re mighty cute too!
- Abby and Gabby
- Adeline and Madeline
- Ben and Zen
- Bippity and Bopitty
- Buck and Huck
- Carol and Daryl
- Clementine and Lemon Lime
- Chloe and Zoe
- Collette and Georgette
- Denny and Jenny
- Dixie and Pixie
- Dodger and Roger
- Dottie and Spotty
- Ebony and Ivory
- Ed and Red
- Emma and Jemma
- Faye and May
- Fifi and Gigi
- Finn and Quinn
- Fluffanutter and Nutterbutter
- Flopsy and Mopsy
- Fox and Sox
- Fred and Ted
- Gary and Mary
- Gillian and Lillian
- Harry and Larry
- Hazel and Mabel
- Heckle and Jeckle
- Holly and Molly
- Humpty and Dumpty
- Itsy and Bitsy
- Jett and Brett
- Karen and Sharon
- Lilly and Milly
- Lolita and Anita
- Madison and Addison
- Mango and Tango
- Mike and Ike
- Nora and Cora
- Owen and Rowan
- Ozzy and Fozzy
- Paige and Sage
- Polly, Dolly, and Lolly
- Ringo and Rango
- Sadie and Katie
- Siggy and Ziggy
- Tex and Rex
- Toothless and Ruthless
- Wing and Ding
- Yertle and Turtle
- Wylie and Riley
- Zeus and Spruce
- Zippity and Zoppity
- Zelda and Esmerelda
Chicken Names by Size
Whether you have an enormous Rex Goliath sized rooster or a teeny tiny bantam to name, this list has something for you! From big to little, skinny to fat, we have all the best chicken names by size!
- Baby Huey
- Bambino
- Bear
- Beast
- Big Ben
- Big Kahuna
- Big Red
- Biggie Smalls
- Bones
- Bruiser
- Bullet
- Capone
- Charger
- Chubbz
- Chunky
- Colossus
- Dante
- Dinky
- Dobby
- Dot
- Fat Albert
- Gargantua
- Gem
- Gidget
- Gizmo
- Godzilla
- Goliath
- Groot
- Hagrid
- Heffalump
- Hulk
- Husky
- Itsy Bitsy
- Jumbo
- King Kong
- Kip
- Mammoth
- Maximus
- Odie
- Optimus
- Petey
- Pluto
- Roo
- Slim Pickins
- Sumo
- Tank
- Teenie
- The Rock
- Thumper
- Thunder
- Titan
- Twiggy
- Vader
- Viking
- Yeti
- Zeus
Couples Names for Chickens
Famous couples and dynamic duos inspired the names in this list. Whether they’re fighting crime or falling in love, these names are stronger together! Give any of your two favorite chickens these names and they’re bound to impress!
- Abbott and Costello
- Anthony and Cleopatra
- Angel and Devil
- April and Andy
- Barbie and Ken
- Batman and Robin
- Ben and Jerry
- Beautiy and Beast
- Bert and Ernie
- Betty and Veronica
- Big Bird and Snuffy
- Bill and Ted
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Calvin and Hobbes
- Cheech and Chong
- David and Goliath
- Donald and Daisy
- Flopsy and Mopsy
- Fred and Ginger
- Fred and Wilma
- Hall and Oates
- Han and Chewie
- Hansel and Gretel
- Harold and Kumar
- Harry and Sally
- Homer and Marge
- Itchy and Scratchy
- John and Yoko
- Kermit and Miss Piggy
- Lady and The Tramp
- Lavern and Shirley
- Lenny and Squiggy
- Lewis and Clark
- Lucy and Ricky
- Luke and Leia
- Mario and Luigi
- Merry and Pippin
- Mickie and Minnie
- Mr. Burns and Smithers
- Napoleon and Josephine
- Ozzy and Harriet
- Penn and Teller
- Popeye and Olive Oyl
- Robin and Maid Marian
- Romeo and Juliet
- Samson and Delilah
- Sid and Nancy
- Simon and Garfunkle
- Snoopy and Charlie Brown
- Sonny and Cher
- Starsky and Hutch
- Thelma and Louise
- Timon and Pumba
- Wallace and Grommet
- Wayne and Garth
- Yogi Bear and Boo Boo
I hope you’ve found some fun names for your flock in this list, but if you haven’t, don’t fear! We have many other chicken name guides, as well as a book called the Big Book of Chicken Names, which holds every chicken name we’ve ever come up with! You can get it for free by signing up for our newsletter below!
What’s the name of your favorite chicken? Please add it to the comments below!
Chicken Name Guides
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Lydia says
I’ve named my chickens Lola & ChaCha
Dominique says
Rooster=Beckham.
Becky all other names were already listed.
April Tenney says
My chickens are named Sonny, Owl, Fury, and Mimi
Kimberly says
Jethro Rhubarb Strickland, Summer Savory, Elle Mae, Rosie, Bella, Stella, Amber Boc, weezy willow, Gypsy. Our new legbars are Reggie & Buttercup
Charmaine says
Chick Filet, Chicken Little, Rooster Cogburn, Mother Hen, Poacher,
Charmaine says
I forgot Chicken George! From the great book “ROOTS”!
Molly says
I named a chicken Bohemian Flapsody
Meredith says
OMG hahahahaha
izzy says
omg i love queen
Darcy Moyce says
My chicks names are Sunny, Shadow and Ozzie
Immy Staveley says
Ozzie is my cats name
April says
Oh my gosh that was random
mikayla says
it actually. Aussie. i have an aussie game named aussie
Brenda says
i plan to name my chicks, patty, strip and nugget
Aimee says
Ive had lots of chickens over the past 10 years. So far there has been Lucky, Henry, Hetty, Henrihetta, Lulu, Halo, Henny-penny, Toto, Betsy, Bettibops, Bubble, Squeak, Tikka, Peri-peri, Nugget, Flash, Pip, Pop, Wade, Pita and Ginger. At the moment I have Rosa, Alba, Lottie, Callie, Pepper, Pearl, Berry, Nutmeg, Parsley and Melvyn. The ducks are Draco, Uno and Bonnie. I hope tplo hatch eggs again this year! 🙂
Angi says
I named my chick Lilly
Patricia says
My chickens are named Pepper, Flower, Angle, Popeye, Ostrige.I am still deciding my new hatchlings name is going to be hopefully it will be one of those!
Betsy says
My names betsy well my nickname is
Rafia says
That is A LOT of chicks, I haven’t named my 3 chicks yet ;-;
April says
It is so mean to name your chickens after food!!! It’s basically naming them after what they are gonna turn into… 😢
Elvie M says
Ahaha so true! XD
I name my chicks Sariel, Cinder, Kestrel, Myrtle and Bok Bok Choy
beeebeee says
It is not that bad, i mean you could have a red chicken and name her pepper or cranberry or berry and a lot more so what’s the big deal i think it is kind of cute ya’ know
Gemma says
My chickens are named Scarlet, Honey, Sunny, Ginger and Bluebelle. Thankyou!! ❤️🐓🐥
Friendly says
I named one of my chickens friendly
Miex says
i named my bantam chicks(2 hens) Gypsy and Unicorn.
Abi McDonald says
Wow you have Bantam chicks! Wow so do i! I got mine yesterday its name is Popcorn😁
Georgia says
I have them too, so cute! Mine is called Coconut, Cheezel, Lily and Noodle
beeebeee says
i like the names
Julia says
I Named roosters Elvis, Murgatroyd, Harry Potter, Attilla, Killer, Silver Hawk, Butterscotch, Rascal, and Pervert.
I have named hens Ponyo, Royal Lady Jessica, Lady J for short, Clover, Chicken Jane, Trouble, Creamy, CoCo, Sassy, Scarlet, Maybellene,
Elvie M says
PONYO!!!
Bev says
Rooster Russell Crowe, but he is quite and doesn’t crow much
Jenny says
That is so funny! My chick was Sarah… then it was Sammy Hagar… then he went to live at the feed store cause he was super mean. They changed his name to russel Crowe! I still get to see him all the time.
Mollie Thomas says
I had a rooster that lost an eye to infection. His name became (of course) Rooster Cogburn.
Joanne C says
That’s awesome!
Holly says
That is possibly THE BEST rooster name ever, although I’m sorry about his eye!
Lindsay says
We had a rhode island red we named Red, kinda like Red from Orange is the new black!
CAPT.Puddles says
Our RIRs are Redrum and Blondie, RIW is Mike lee, there’s nigel, pepper, rusty, houdini and our former rooster’s name was zombie head.
We have no gender boundaries on our girls! I have a half dozen I just call chicken too. Haha
Mya says
Lola nico patio and palio
ItTle barFBErgEr says
Lola is my name haha!
diane says
You might add Fajita to your list of food names and also we named one Ham that came from a green egg. Huevos is a kinda cute name. My son calls one Fowl Ball.
Nunyabness says
David Beekam, Chickaletta(paw patrol)
I also have an Ozzy and Harriet
Jess says
MY CHICKEN IS BETTER HER NAME IS DAVID PECKHAM.
Karen says
Bc they run like lil t-rex’s, I called one rexie and the other roxie.
Kerry Eyre says
We called our Blue Orpington pullet Stormy because she hatched in the middle of a storm and she’s a beautiful Stormy grey
i says
Hot Lips and Nugget, Pricilla and Hazel are some of our chickens.
Jessica says
Mine are Mrs. Green Jeans, Ferdinand, Fuzzy, Pete (Pete’s a hen), Fred, Ginger, Frizzle, Buffy, Silver and Goldie
Floooooooooora says
I named mine Olive and (Salmon)Ella
Ani Bird says
I threatened my son I was going to name one of the boys Sal Monella after he read an article about salmonella in chickens.
Penelope M Herman says
General Gau. Peppercorn. In my sh*t (b/c that’s where she always was). Hootie.
Toni says
My chicks are named: Females: Wilbur 2.0, Groot, Bernadette, Amy, Penny, Halley, Raj. Rooster: Sheldon. My daughter loves the big bang theory, lol. She also just watched Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 before we named them. Wilbur is named after my childhood chicken.
Shana says
Hahahahaha I have a small dog named Leonard and a hen named Penny!! Naming the new buff orpingtons after Bernadette & Amy! LOVE Big Bang 😛
Teri says
mine are floppsy and moppsy
Linda says
My beauty Sophia LorHen.
Avril says
Hi, my four chickens are called spring, summer, autumn and winter and the coop is called the four seasons. Spring is so funny, she always seems to be alone and in the most parcular places.
Susan says
Love this! Mine are Tulip, Buttercup and Daisy. I had a Serama rooster, the world’s smallest rooster, a hawk got him. His name was Mr Big. So full of himself!
Karen Phipps says
Love that! X
camryn says
I’ve named almost all my chickens. some of their names are-
Henny penny
Matilda
bolto
motley
caramel
Lilly
my roosters names are- little mate and fizz
PJ Dunn says
Mine are Laverne and Shirley.
Kasha says
My favorite hen: Eggatha Christie 😄🐔🐥
April says
My chickens are Goldie, Sweetie, Tweedy, Custer, Curly, Jujube, Laverne and Shirley, Mama Brahma, and Chickasaurus.
Laurel says
Pixie, winkle, dusty, brownie, luna, ciel and sol. Jasmine, ebony and Cinnabuns.
Danielle Stansbury says
Hello
I have named my two hens Silver she is a ( phenix /old English game mix ) and Carmel she is a ( Orpington /Burnham mix )!
James says
I named my chickens Amelia egghart,Ariana blonde,daisy and hazel
Rosemary Braiuka says
Our chook yard is Fowel Manor
hi says
mine are:
daisy
peep
feather
nugget
butter cup
Feather says
I don’t like feather he seems like he is so pretentious. Feather seems like he is such a selfish chicken.
Nat says
Mine are Dolly, Gertrude(Gertie), Penelope(Penny), and Marceline(Marcie)
Ashley says
My family just got 6 hens today and we’re naming them Fry, Sunny, Ella, Chickpea, Lulu and Patty!! I’m so happy that we got them!
Anna-Maria says
Lovely names. We have Dilys, Hope, Milly, Molly, Poppy, Pearl, Betty, Bridget and Liquorice
Maddox says
I named my chickens nugget, Star, Jenny, Whitey, Dumplin, Dolly, Reba, Elvis, Johnny, June, Dixie, Pedro, Loretta, Pumpkin, and noodle (we have 3 unnamed)
Lynnette says
Our chicken names:
Peck, Poke, Roo, Dora, Red, Roan, Peep and Cheep.
Sian says
David Peckham
Juliana says
Our chicken names for our girls are Ómra( gaelic for amber, my teenagers name), Paddy, Finn, McDougal, Charley, Wilson( after the volleyball), Pepper, and Dermot( after an Irish you tuber).
Stephanie says says
Well I’ve named my chicken Mimi.
Jemima says
I’ve named my chickens…
Hetty feather
Buttercup
Blue belle
Sophie
Sapphire battersea
Sula
Betsy
Jackpot
im sorry for what ive done says
we named ours tweety bird tweety fo short
Elsi says
I am getting to sisters named Ruby an Isa both from my favorite books.
ZZ Top says
I named my chickens Pebbles, Marbles, Waffles, Betty Rock (Betty), and Jack Daniels (Jack). We named our ducks Donald, Daffy, and Alfred
Susan says
Chickira
Kristen S. says
So cute!
Deanna Dison says
Crowbar
Carol says
Growing up, my dad’s favorite comic was the Peanuts Gang. So I named my chickens after some of the characters. My rooster is Schroder and my girls are Sally, Lucy, Violet, and Pepperment Patty.
Meredith Skyer says
I love it! Those are great chicken names!
Liberty says
My chickens are lily and Luna
Jo Brennan says
Our chickens are:
Hens; Chicken Little, Betty, Penny, Seven, Chicken Pox, Fatty Annie, Loki, Houdini, Marcia, Jan, Cindy, Scarlet, Winifred, Henrietta, Maggie, Pearl, Phriney, Dottie, Lucky & Sir Henry Highheels.
Ducks; Quack, Gabbie, IJ, Don Don, King Wally, Molly, Tilly, Tilda Mae, Molly Jr, Lady Sif, Marty, Edwina, Peter, Bessie & Sir Maudrake
Jessica Lane | The 104 Homestead says
My original four hens were named after the Golden Girls:
Rose Egglund
Blanche Nevercreaux (took four chickens before we found one that “nevercreauxs”)
Dorothy Zbornchick
Sophia Pecktrillo
Meredith Skyer says
I was completely in love with that show when I was a kid, and now I have no idea why! They certainly do make some great chicken names!!
Kathy says
We’ve had fun with our chickens’ names… Our roo is “Rocky the Rhode Island Red” (from Chicken Run), and my beautiful “Golden Girls” (3 buff orps & 1 GLW) are Bea, Betty, Estelle, & Rue.
Lindsay says
Our first three chics were named: Tikka (for tikka masala), General Tso (know as “the general” and turned out to be a rooster so the name was fitting) and then Coq a Vin (coco for short). We thought food names were funny, little did we know that naming them was the first step to loving them and wanting more chickens!
Gabriele Frank says
My first chicken were 6 ex battery hens. Because of their bad start in life, i thought they needed strong names: Amelia Earhardt, Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Emily Pankhurst, Marie Curie and Sophie Scholl! Shortly after we received another 3 rescues, this time from a kosher chicken farm. We named them Anne Frank, Barbara Streisand and Mary Christmas! We also have two chicks, Madonna and Billie Holiday, though it seems Billie will be a Billy! Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald ars our little black Bantams. Sony & Cher, Gloria, Esmeralda, Teresa and Ottilia make it a full coop! I love my ladies. Sadly Ella and Emily Pankhurst have passed on now, but they had a happy life, scratching for worms and running around!
Sioux says
My black sex-linked hens are Ella, Rosa, and Whoopi.
P.s. says
Are you a vegetarian?
Amber says
We have Alfredo, Waffles and Speidie. They fit perfectly on the food list.
Cassie says
my girls are (all hens some have boy names) Mary, Clara, Trixie, (No So) Sweetie, Ginger, Max, Carter, Robin, Jamie (named after James Alexander Malcolm MaKenzie Fraser of Outlander novels; she’s a RIR and very brave) Poopsie, and finally, my silkie, Afro-ski.
Meredith Skyer says
Okay, I’m in love with the fact that you named one of your chickens after Jamie Fraser. Amazing!
Susie Leonard says
I’m loving that one too!
Monica says
We have chickens and are in the process of naming them. This List was a great help!
Alyssa Moore says
We have Dopey, Hotwheels, Rocky Roads and Ginger and Eswina(from chicken run), Blondie, and Chickaletta
Meredith Skyer says
Hotwheels!! That has to be the most hilarious chicken name I’ve ever heard!!
Nana of Zanita says
@Alyssa Moore – I laughed when I saw your chicken names! I’ve got several of them!
So, when I first got my 4, they were tiny and straight run, so I called them “Our Sisters of Perpetual Poultry” but as they grew, it was clear one was a rooster. Since “sisters” are normally nuns, I thought about a good male counterpart and came up with ‘Frier.’ So instead I spelt it ‘fryer’ and he’s now Fryer Tuck! Then one of the females is distinctively *not* an Americauna like the rest, so her name is Henrietta. So the two remaining females became Chickoletta (from Paw Patrol which my 4 yr old granddaughter watches,) and Chickorita, named after the Pokemon which my 8yr old grandson watches.
Then, today, my husband gets a case of chicken math and brings home two more. One is completely blond, so she got named blondie (not sure if my inspiration was the Blondie from the comics or the band from the ’80s) and the little brown striped one that’s very shy Bebe. That one just came to me while holding her.
Jan says
I named one hen Penelope then when she hatched a chick I named her Penelopeep. Another year, I named my hens after the women on Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. Of course, the queen of my coop is Michaela Quinn, then I had Grace, Colleen, Myra and Dorothy.
P.s. says
Yes. Love that show
Richard Taft says
My wife has a salmon favoreau”?” that is rather loud. Started calling it Cinderella,but soon changed it too “Salmonella”! Recently Salmonella hatched three eggs – Sam, Eli,and Ella.
Meredith Skyer says
Hahaha that’s too funny!!
Dominique says
Lol!
Tracie says
I have a brahma hen named Mother Clucker
Megan says
Cocky Balboa and Punky Rooster ? Lavern and Shirley
Karin says
I have/had a Laverne (EE) & Shirley (PBR), too! Sadly, Shirley was killed by my Jack Russell Terrier @ 3&1/2 weeks. I also have Holly (Hobbie -a BO), Pippi (Longstocking- a RIR) & Mama (an older RIR I adopted)
Gena says
I had Thelma and Louise, silver wyandottes, Lavern and Shirley EE and Goldie Hawn golden Wyandotte that turned out to be an EE. Alas all my girls have new homes as someone turned us in to the HOA. Sure miss those cluckers
Toby says
I named by two RIR s Loran and Linda
Ang says
we have a mongoloid, Buffy, Lucy, snake, cupcake, Oreo, and we used to have a cat my boys lovingly named apple tree knocker..
Darla says
We have 4 hens named: White, Red, Little and Blue. Not too good with first batch.
We just got 4 new chicks and began naming them. Luna, Camille, Marigold and still deciding on the fourth.
Lynne S says
Hilda the Hendu for a Brahma hen.
Autumn says
My favorites are in the Classic and Colors list but I noticed neither had Marigold, not one of our hens names but I see it a lot on BYCs and love it. We have an Amelia, Cornelia, Victoria, Clara, Snow, Pema and Baby
Steve says
We have a pair of pullets that are inseparable….we named them Laverne and Shirley.
Alysha says
The only one on the list that we have is Goldie who is a Buff Orpington. We also have Minnie (Easter Egger), Lucille (Red Sex Link), Big Bertha (Buff Brahma), and Guera (White Plymouth Rock; Spanish slang for white girl)
Heather says
We have six chickens names are:
Xena
Kung pow
Rainbow
GSY (we call her gussy) stands for goldie snakey yellowy
Sally
Drooley
The last four were named by our kids ages, 7,5,2, and the older kids named the babies Drooley because he drooled in the box of chicks when we got them. 🙂
Annette says
My girls are named: Ruby Mae, Matilda, Lucy, Maisy, Izzy, Zelda and Josie.
Nicole says
Our two are Henny (we have a one year old, thought henny would be an easy name to say lol) she was dumped (thrown over the fence) where I work, too old to lay eggs… And our pullet is called Dinosaur, because chickens are the closest living relative to the T-Rex. ?
Kimberleigh says
our girls are Rhoda the Rhode Island Red (that turned out to be a buff Orpington), Dixie, Rex Rooster, Bustle, and Peticoat (bantam Cochins bc they look like they came from the Victorian Era), Polly Polish and Liberaci (both Polish and his top knot is completely over the top and gaudy), Love and HannahChuck (silkies my daughter named. She didn’t know if it was a hen or a roo so she gave it a name that would go either way ?), Reginald Rooster (blue Marans), Martha and Magda (copper Marans), Ophelia, Odette, and Octavia (VERY large black and grey orps), Eagle and Lola (Amerasians my son named ?)
Kim says
This list is hilarious and so are the comment names. My 1st 3 Easter Eggers were named Pickle, Butter, and Tater. I decided I needed to keep a food theme with the names. Then I just had to have more so I added 4 more 2 Buff Orpingtons named Banana and Beans and 2 Barred Plymouth Rocks named Oates (like Hall and Oates but still a food) and Jelly. I of course needed more (cause once you start chicken raising you can’t stop) so I received 3 Barred Cochin Bantams named Sprout, Pepper, and Jam and 3 more Easter Eggers named Sushi, Toast, Cinnamon.
Mary says
I name all mine after the First Ladies. We have had Martha, Sarah, and Ida. We currently have Abigail, Lou, Lady Bird, and Edith. If I could have roosters they would be named after the presidents.
Jen says
You’re missing the classic: HENrietta. That is our easter egger. We also have a Wanda, Penelope, Florence, and Pecky-Chippy.
Angela Thomas says
We have Chickadee, Rovette, Blanche, Harriet, Cookie, Hennie, Reba, Cheyenne, Lily, Vann, Kira, Frieda, Broccoli, Octavia, Frosty, Rocky, Anna, Elsa, Penelope, Juliet, Mabel, Lana, Nora, Rosie, Gracie, Checkers, Sister Sue, Ruby & Kacey. All hens and all fabulous, plus Chickadee is currently laying on 8 eggs due to hatch in 10 days, so I will be using this list to name some of our new babies!
Evita Chu says
My chickens names are: Elvis, Elvin, Bobbie, Julio, Pompom and Kiko.
StefPef says
We have a rooster named Clyde & a hen named Bonny. A nosy Easter egger named Gerty, A huge white hen I call Fog Horn Leg Horn, Fat Mamma, Buffy, Domino, & Hattie (a top hatter),
Robin says
I don’t have any chickens yet, but hope to in the near future. I have made two gourd chickens though, and named the 2nd one Gertie
Tammy says
My granddaughter named a rooster Peter Pecker
Emma Cobb says
Hahahaha so cute! I’m 3 chicks soon.
Emma Cobb says
Woops I meant I am getting 3 chicks
Krissie says
I have a rooster, Rebel, and his Dixie Chicks, Lucy, Chick Little and Henny Penny.
Minette says
We have (all hens):
Princess Layer
Beyonce
Chick-Han
Olive
Carden
Wanda
Tina Turner (polish)
Phyllis Diller (polish)
Penny
Bernardette
Diane says
I have 4 girls. Lucy, Lily, Lilac & Luna
J says
My hen had a beautiful marking around her neck, it looked like an ornate necklace. She was “Elizabeth Taylor”. Another chicken I had was literally a rescue who fell from a chicken truck on the interstate. He was “Deerfoot” from the name of the exit ramp. I also had a “Chickpea”.
Rebecca says
I have 4 gorgeous girls… But my favorite is the tiniest one. She was so small and I decided to call her Chicken Mini!! She’s an Americana who lays precious little blue eggs!
Kaz says
I have Billie, Betty, Millie, Hetty, Bridget and Poppy, along with Ginger that is already on the list. We also have a little cockerel called Charlie
Sue says
I once had a little red rooster called Mick. Also a small cockerel who we called Neddy because he was a little hoarse! Legba named after Baron Samedi’s cockerel in Terry Pratchett books.
B Diederich says
Love for science influenced my choice of chicken names: The metallic brown one became Copernica, followed by Andromeda, Calliope, Halo, Calypso, and (Alpha) Centauri–the mean girl. I guess space, space stations, satellites were part of it….
Kelly says
These comments are hilarious! I can’t go without leaving my chicken names too. We try to let the personalities of the new chicks tell us their names so they might go weeks nameless.
We have: Sheriff the roo, 3 polish mixes that we call the 3 stooges or the afros, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Queen Bee, Lady Dedlock, Little Gray, Red, Miss Colombus, Arie, Speckles, Aleggsander, Bumbles, Cash, Dash, Eggbert, Flim Flam, Rocky, Igloo, Butterball, Goldie locks, Road runner, Mini Cash, and a giant red leghorn rooster named Frank(enchicken). There are currently 5 nameless babies running around that have yet to tell us their names.
Ana says
These are great names! I especially love butterball! ?
I have a “pot-pie” and “kabob” and 6 lovely girls with female country song names.
Jilly says
Love the hen names. One of my first hens was named 2pek. My son loved Tupac at the time.
moriah says
My fave chickens names are Nemo, Peep, Bruce, Rojo, Azul, Andi, Old Coot, and Ding Dong.
Cathy says
We have Sweet Pea, Pebbles, Lemon Lime Lollipop (Lolli for short) and Hash Brown.
Kathie says
We have 3 Babcocks called Cluck Noris, Victoria Peckham and Margaret Hatcher.
Hensleyfam4 says
Chicken Nugget
Tater Tot
Mrs. Prim
Foxy
Little Blue
Bridget says
My original bunch of hens were all named after female singers. We called them the Divas. We had Aretha, Dolly, Loretta, Patsy, Adele, Reba, Bette to name a few. Then I added three French Marans and they are Collette, Fluerette, and Georgette. Last spring we added some bantams. My favorite bantam silkie was Nancy as she had feathered boots. Sadly Nancy turned out to be Frank and soon after one of the other babies turned out to be Deano.
Rhondalynn says
I have 4 hens that live up to there name everyday! There is Dumplin, Gizzard, LaLaPoopsie, and the one that jumps up to knock all food I’m serving them out of my hands-my husband named her-(FN chicken). Going through a molt right now, so FN is really more fistey than usual. Gotta love me!
Linda says
I have 3 hens, Fifi, Gigi and Lula (from the character in the Stephanie Plum books).
sandra says
my best hen is named polly anna
Andrea says
I was given a one eyed chicken(born that way). I named her Wink.
Lacy says
I have 30 hens and 2 roosters. 3 are named.
Gracie
Nosey ( Always in your pocket trying to find something)
Goober ( Rooster husband named)
Oh I do have a rhode island red named you guessed it (Red)
Betty says
Have 12 girls, different varieties. I call them : Hazel, Laverne, Penny, Mable, Myrtle, Spring, Summer, Midnite, Blackie, Ebony, Cindy, Sunshine. Used to have 2 roosters named Cricket & Henry. My husband laughs at me because I know who is who.
Rye says
This list and the comments are great! Our chickens are Mille, Attila, Abigail, Little Foot, Sparta and our silkie was Feathers McGraw however she turned out to be a he so we renamed him Wolfgang.
Joanne lateef says
Rooster is called Anton du beak
Pumpkin
Darcy( 50 shades of grey)
Shadow
White snow
Sunshine
Nina says
We started with True Blood names: Bill, Tara and Sookie (bantams), Jess and Pam (name never stuck, became Ivory), #1 #2 #3 #4, Maurella, Sam.
Food names: Bacon, Peach, Mr. Plumm
Bird names: Goose, Gull, Sparrow, Hawk
Flower names: Blossom, Rose
Color names: Rouge, Goldie, Noir
John says
Patty. (Chicken Patty)
Dawn says
My niece helped me name my 8 buff orpingtons after Disney/movie Princesses. Their leg bands correspond with the princesses dress colors.
Ariel, Fiona (from Shrek), Belle, Aurora, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Snow White (aka “Red”), and Jasmine
Melanie says
I only have 3 so far, all three barred rocks. One was given to me and started the chicken fever, so have dove into this adventure! Her name is Henrietta and we have two pulleys whose names are Lucille and Violet. I hope to have more soon, maybe black australorps named Thelma and Louise!!
Ellen Brunjes says
Honeycomb and June
Laurad says
All RIR, unfortunately I no longer have this flock, a fox got in and killed them all.
Houdini (he was always escaping the brood box)
Henny Penny
Lucy
Sally
Peppermint Patty
Marcy
Little Redheaded Girl
Lala
Nina
Henrietta
Allison says
Our girls are, Blackie, Whitey Bulger(she’s the escape artist), Dottie, Spotty, Goldie,and Rue Blue, Little Gray Crazy Legs, Queenie and Henrietta. Love our girls!
Texomamorganlady says
We have a frizzle hen, “Delilah”, a silkie hen, “Puff-Mama”, a frizzle rooster named “King of Everything”, and a group of 12 buff Orpingtons called the “Adventure Chickens”
Lee Ann Lee says
Our names are Della Mae, Lucy and Ethel, big mama, and a rooster named Fabio (he’s a lemon blue Cochin and knows he’s handsome). I’m still working on some other names as I get to know their personalities…
Kim says
Our Rooster is called Big Jake, our five girls are: Henrietta, Gertrude, Lady, Speckles and Chicken Hawk.
Caitly says
Love these name! We have a few favorites in our hen house: Margery, Mrs. Beasley, Ellenore “Ellie”, Beatrice, Roster Cogburn (such as the character from True grit, haha!)
Tammy says
A few names my family has picked for our girls and boys are: Cocky, Caramel, Cheeseburger, Blessed (born with a bum foot, I had to sling it and work with her to get it fixed), Curious George, Captain Ming Ming (momma), Starbucks, Oreo, Diamond and Ice to name a few.
Ashley says
We have nine chickens and I think only four have been given names (one changed too fast while we were gone and I can’t figure out which one she is though).
Goofball
Peewee
Helicopter
Slow Poke
The first one was “Goofball”. She did something funny to start with and my son called her Goofball and it stuck till she changed too much. Our one buff is named Peewee for her tiny size. She was always about a week behind the rest of my birds yet she was born at the same time. Helicopter got her name because she flies straight up when she gets excited. and Slow poke…well, she was the chicken who didn’t start laying eggs till she was seven months old and we threatened to make her chicken soup if she wasn’t laying by the time we got back from Thanksgiving. I got a text saying I had two brown eggs from our friends who were watching them. She also likes to move really slowly around you when you’re trying to collect eggs, clean the coop, etc.
Rene says
We have 9 in our flock.
Colonel Sanders- dark Brahma Roo
Lt., But goes by Roo-dog. He follows me around like a dog. He is Colonel and Rebel Burgers son. Was one of the nuggets when he was little.
Rebel Burger- dark Brahma hen. There is a truck stop N of here called The Rebel that is famous for their burgers. She is a rebel and gets on the porch even though she knows its off limits. Last spring she brooded 4 chicks and we called them Rebel burger and the nuggets.
Caramella- buff Brahma
Zelda- barred rock, came with the name.
4 unnamed.
Sam says
Gumbo, falcon, Mabel, Adel, Goldie, we had an Alfredo, but it ended up being a rooster, so I took him to a friend!
A.Cho says
I named mine Unique, Melody, Floppy, and Sneaky.
Wanda says
My son named his 2 white Silkie hens Billie & Freddie. We added a black Silkie rooster that he decided needed to be named Sue after Johnny Cash.
Patti says
Ours are food related…Buffalo, Paprika, Half Baked, KFC, Beer Can and we had a sebright named Nugget (lost her to Mareks)
Patrice Tierney says
We have two red/white hens named Henny Penny & Cinnabon.
We also have 4 reds named Paprika, Cinnamon, Bertha Bootie & Big red. Love them dearly 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔
stemy says
Or first hen was a little yellow barnyard mix named Waffle. That made her coop Waffle House. The kids named the little brown barnyard mix rooster Fudge. A white rooster with one black mark on his head became Spot.
Mary Martin says
My daughter named her boy chicken Gregory Peck.
Anna Krupka says
Oreo for barred rocks, oh and I have a Henny Penny too!
Stacey aka chicken momma says
We have to three,
Lacey girl ~ Silver lace Wyandotte
Luna ~ Leghorn
Jenni says
I have roosters named Winston Chirphill, Elvis, and Colonel Sanders. My girls are Millie, Henrietta, Ginger, & CoCo.
Sharon says
I have named mine, rose, lily, poppy, daisy, Violet, hyacinth, Adam and Eve, lottie, lorcan, and little jammy I saved after she was abandoned, hence the name jammy I was there ?
Grimm says
Our girls are named
Mama (black sex link)
Miss Muffet (easter egger with ear muffs)
Billina (after the hen in Return to Oz)
Dotte (Columbian Wyandotte)
Sylvia (Silver laced Wyandotte)
Peaches (Buff Brahma)
Frou Frou (Salmon Faverolles)
We have 5 chicks on order with the feed store for April so 5 more fun names to come up with. Not to mention 6 Appleyard duck eggs in the bator due to hatch in March. I was thinking the ducks could be named after different types of apples…
No says
Rocky the Rooster (we are up to gen. 3)
Brood Hilda (the broody hen)
Peepers (the lone chick running around the adults. He became THE rooster)
Jane says
My first three are
Goldilocks – buff Brahma
Winnie – gold laced Wyandotte
Penny – barred rock
My new babies are
Daisy Muffin – red laced blue Wyandotte
Cleopatra – Easter egger
Trouble – black Australorp (hopefully) – she’s been trouble from day one, but extremely friendly
Lana says
What about Hotlegs or Kelloggs?
Cindy says
We named ours Freckles, Old Yeller, PIA (Pain in the A–). We have 2 other black ones that we will name Polly and June (we like those suggestions).
Tammy says
My favorite hen name is Layla.
Leslie says
Since our girls live in the “Creme de la Coop”, we felt it only fitting to give them French themed names. Our older girls are: Truffle, Beignet, Eclair, Soufflé, and Meringue. The babies we added this year are: Chardonnay, Syrah and Merlot.
Sheila says
I love it!! Upper echelon names!!
Mae says
The chickens we have are Henny Penny, Chickaletta, and Fanny.
A Coon killed two of them and now we only have Fanny Left. A good friend of mine had a chicken named Henny Penny, but then it became Henry Penny. A really short chicken that my grandpa has is named Lord Farquad, from shrek, he is the really short king. Three orange Silkies that were hatched on halloween are named Trick, and Treat, and then pumkin. I really like the name Raven, then Robin, then Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg.
Catherine S. says
Just a heads up – female spelling is “Frances” with an e. Male spelling is with an i.
My favorite chicken name was bestowed on my lovely black Japanese Silky: Vera Wing.
Gail says
Buff Orpington – Lady Godiva, nicknamed Divey
Golden laced Wyandotte – Princess Layalotte, nicknamed Lay-ah
Silver laced Wyandotte – Lady Sterling, nicknamed Stir Fry (yeah, I know…)
Columbian Wyandotte – Queen Chickita Lolita Andelay Andelay Eehah Arriba, nicknamed Keeta. (The vet just loved that name…)
Stacy says
My chickies are known as the “Fluffy Dozen” but we are down one. Batgirl (son named her) was taken by a hawk. 🙁 Fred is our rooster and his ladies are; Margett, Mille, Tonya, Tweety, Strom, Nugget, Rosie, Peep, Shadow, and finally Cocoa! Can’t wait to add more!— Chicken addict
Amber Martin says
We named our rooster after the Duke.
Cogburn.
Kat says
I had a fancy looking black and white frizzle roster and a red hen. I named them Ricky and Lucy.
Jacki Berry says
I had 3 ex-battery hens. Chilli, Chutney & Tuppence. Sadly Chutney has passed on, she was a very sick little girl. They are the sunshine in my day (‘)>
Corey says
Flower chicken names! Daisy, Tulip, Lilac, Petunia, Lavender, Sunflower, Iris, Rose (y), Lily, Columbine, Sweet William (for your rooster!), etc. So many to pick from!
catherine says
My rowdy rooster is named Rue-Paul. he is a fancy boy and wow can he strut.
Heather Wood says
Our 8 girls all have plant associated names:
Buttercup, Olive, Rosemary, Hyacinth, Jasmine, Marigold, Primrose and Violet.
Karen Jarman says
My little bante rooster is Rocky, who just lost his mate Adrain. My peacock was Phillip. But in all reality, I now have 28 hens, chick, chick is normally what I call them as too many to remember. Thanks for the list, I do need a new name for my future bante girl. Thanks
Vivian says
Just got my flock. Went down the alphabet for names. Arabella, Beatrice, Caroline, Delilah, Ella and Francis
Lynn says
Our rooster was Peter Parker.
Theresa Fleming says
We named ours after movie and TV bff’s. Willow and Buffy and Thelma and Louise. My sister had two hens named Lunch and Dinner, she’s a vegetarian.
TonyT says
There is only one name I give all my chickens, I call them. Emile
Doesn’t sound so bad if you say it quickly
” Did you enjoy Emile ? ” See ! T
j. Brown says
We have a rooster who came to us as one of our new “hens”. His name is Kaitlyn Jenner.
Tamera Graywolf says
That’s pretty good. When we lost our rooster, one of the hens grew spurs and took over the rooster’s old job. We renamed her Bruce … gotta keep the universe in balance. don’t you know!
Melissa says
Mozambeak, princess laya,
makayla says
I have 7 girls that are named miss melody, Buffy, Oreo, marshmallow, little pecker ( L.P ), eagle, and honey.
Dana says
My girls are all named after pinup girls, my rooster is Roo Hefner, and they live in Chicken McMansion.
Kelly says
We have 6 golden Bantam silkies named: Rapunzel, Snow, Loud Mouth (she is very loud), Ron, Harry and Hermione. 2 black sex link chicks : Darth and Bella (Bellatrix ) … we are harry potter fans 😉
Sheila says
My original silkie flock was all Harry Potter too! We also added Cissa (Narscissa Malfoy) to your listed names. Harry Potter is an excellent source. We also used the Lord of the Rings movies and some Game of Thrones. Chickens are so cute with the heroic names. Our Orp Rooster is Stryder. Fits him so well
Sheila says
My flock has collective names. All 50 of my Buff Orpingtons are named Buffy. All 25 Barred Rocks are named Rocky. 5 Golden Comets are Goldie.
/bob says
A good name could be nuzzle I aimed one of my chickens beaker to
emy says
i like pepper!
Lisa says
My 7 year olds first chick is an Easter egger named fluffy. My son named his vlad the impecker and darth egger (black australorps). His Easter egger fluffernutter. He hasn’t named the appenzeller spitzhauben yet. My Russian orloffs are Yana and Polina. My husband named our welsummer anycock’lldo :-/
Haven’t named our barred rocks yet so I’m loving this list!
RiaynBowen says
We have 3 sweet hens: sunny, Lilly, milly, anny, & fanny
Thea says
we have 5 chickens
Pesto
Noodles
Ruby
Lola
Daisy
Whitney says
I have 8 (so far!), mixed flock and their names are:
Penny
Fanci
Jersey
LulaBell
Mabel
Finley
Puffins
Evie
Brittany says
Our kids named the hens Noodle (aka Mad Scientist because of her crazy head feathers), Bella, Red Cherry, Cupcake, Moose, Hoppy, Black Beauty and the rooster is The Count.
Alyssa Gregory says
WHAT ABOUT PEEP SHOW?
Becca says
We named our Rooster Atook and two hens Lana and Tala. They are characters from the goofy old movie “Caveman”.
Carrie Ross says
We have 9 ladies! Wanda, Lucy Danielle, Maude, Thelma, Louise, Millie, Trudy, Laverne & Edith!
Marcy says
Ours were Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup. PowerPuff girls
Krista says
I have three hens named Stella (on list) Priscilla and Mitzy
Anne says
Our son loved to play with a toy at the dr’s office: it was a firefighter female, hen!! So, my husband called it, “Barbie-Q, the Fire Fighting Fowl!” If we every get a chicken, that is going to be her name!
Mary Dickson says
We have 7, all different breeds.
Rhode Island Red = Rosie
Americana = Flower
White Leghorn = Prissy (from the Foghorn Leghorn show)
Black Sexlink = Willow
Austorlorp = Big Mama
Golden Laced Wyandott = Goldie
Barred Rock = Speckles
Carol says
We have three new babies Lavender Orpingtons named Parsley, Sage, and Rosemary and named our ‘farm’ If I Only Had Thyme Farm. They join RIReds Lucy and Ethel, Silkie Clementine, and Americaunas Rosie and Sofia.
Sue says
Our girls are Ladyhawke, Goldie, Sadie, Gracie, Snickets, and our runty hen (actually a runt) named Pip, short for Pipsqueak!
Steph says
I have Gucci, Louie, Prada, Channel, Coco
Becky says
Fingers! More specifically a barred rock named Fingers Malone.
Cherry Walker says
We have one named Ms. Kluck!
Theresa says
My niece named her chicken Henifer Anniston.
Jodie says
Our chickens names are Addison, Persephone, Theodosia, Nellie, and Clara
Kat says
Our hens are:
Negro Modelo, Orlando, Garlic Parmesan, Jamaican Jerk, Asian Zing, and Happy Feet 1, 2 and 3, ( because they looked like cute little penguins as babies).
mia says
Some of our hens :
Buffy, Goldy, Blondie, Ginger, and Galdy (she had an awful case of gall from a heatlamp sunburn, as a chick)…Buff Orpingtons
Rosie, Spice, Cinnamon, and Ruby… Rhode Island Reds
Queenie, Chippy, Coco, Buzzy, Bambi, Esmerelda, and Isabella…Aracaunas
Wynona, Maheetah, Maira, and Snow White… Silver-Laced Wyandottes
Bitsy, Betsy, Martha, and Dolly…Barred Rocks
Heckle and Jeckyl… Golden Sebrights
Fluffy Feet… Silky
Latifah… Rescue, believed to be Leghorn/Cornish mix
Wagner, Wags, Comet, Asteroid, and Hailey… Golden Comets
Maybelline and Mischief… Australorps
and Roosters?
Rudy… Buckeye
Tyson and Wilmer… Golden Sebrights
Rocky… Old English Game
Koppster…Leghorn crossed with???
Peeps… son of Latifah and Rudy
Felix… Silky (OCDC. I am not kidding. He cleans his pen each afternoon)
Oscar… Chanteclear (Felix and Oscar were dumped in the woods near our house, and rescued to join our flock)
Gimpy… Brown Leghorn (had a leg injury as a chick, and was recommended to be culled. Now walks just fine)
Astro… Australorp (suffered wry neck as a chick. Also recommended for culling, but was saved with supplements)
Jet….Black Cochin
The naming continues, as we have a new batch of pullets who are breaking out their personalities!
Willem says
Our first two chickes are called Pink & Floyd. Last week we bought 2 babies and they are named Bowie & Prince
Lainey says
I named one of my cochin hens cluckers and my rooster peewee because he is so small.
Sherry says
Big Foot and Finger-Lickin’
Sydney says
Mine are named Nugget, Flappy Bird, Lemoncello and Wally. Wally stands for Walmart Ten Dollar Chicken Deal
Heather says
I have
Camilla
Red Rose
Tetley
Hyacinth
Brin
Waffle for chicken and waffles
Irene Murguia says
My chicken’s names are:
Porsche
Tequila
Margarita
Mojita
Salt
Pepper
Blue
Cheese
Monterey
Jack
Machete
Casanova
Coco
Chanel
Shreck
Sherrie says
We got 4 barred rocks this spring. Bought leg bands but misplaced them & have yet to find them, so I can’t tell my girls apart anymore. The names I picked were: ‘Rietta, Roxie, Raquel,& Liberty. They just started laying and one has a rather high pitched squeaky voice so we call her “squeaky”.
Effie says
My girls are Scarlett (on your list), Clara Mae, Hattie & Dixie (you have Dixie Chick.)
Blossom says
We named ours, Noodle, Nugget, Noodlezilla, Smores, Afro, Truffles and Repeka. 😉
Susie Leonard says
Rocky (Barred Rock Rooster)
Spicey (Barred Rock Hen)
Raisin (Barred Rock Hen)
Confetti (Speckled Sussex)
Ariel (Speckled Sussex)
Jewel (Buff colored red headed Mixed Hen)
Amber (Copper colored, black laced, red headed Mixed Hen)
Tamera Graywolf says
I have a Blue Maran hen (French Breed) that I named Blue Belle! I also had a Barred Rock Rooster that we named Butch. Butch beat the snoggins out of a red tailed hawk that flew into his pen. That hawk thought he was gonna get a meal. Well, Butch had other ideas, and he jumped on top of that hawk and tore him up. Every time the hawk would try to fly out, Butch would jump on top of him again. That went on for about 4 minutes before the hawk finally got a break and went airborne.
Sarah Phipps says
Our hens are Queenie, Jiggy, Lil Chick, Henny, Pearlie, Mrs. Featherbottom and Limpy. Rooster is Mr. Fancy Pants (he’s a light Brahma with feathers on his legs). Just hatched two chicks which are mixed between Buffs and the Light Brahma. If hens, they will be Daisy and Buttercup 😉
Kerry says
I have 5 ex commercial hens.
They are: Winnie, Spot, Blue, Wings and Roadrunner.
Rylie says
I am naming my chicken Chicken nugget
Tammy says
Here are some of ours:
Caramel, Mocha, Latte, Diamond, Ice, Cheeseburger, Captain, Ming-Ming and Blessed
Rooster = Cocky
Pam Estes says
Most of my hens will be named after Downton Abbey characters: Mary, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Patmore, Rosemund, Daisy…???☕️
Olivia Melendez says
I have a hen named Skipper… Also, a really cute name for a Easer-egger is Easter. I also have a hen named Hawk (she really looks like a hawk!)
Olivia Melendez says
A roosters name can be Roo
sarah says
I have a chicken named Skinny Jeans, thanks to my 5 yr old nephew.
Kelli Wagner says
My girls are named after my favorite old soap opera ‘All my Children’
All my Chickens::
Natalie
Janet
Jenny Gardener
Haylee
Opal
Angie
Dixie
Myrtal Fargate
Karrol says
Only have 1 laying hen now and we call her Mama, have 4 pullets that we want to name. When we had hens before we named them Poached, Scrambled, Fried, Boiled, and Salad.
megen says
My hubby said Margaret Hatcher
Hannah says
My hens names are Emma and Zoie. If I looked into getting another hen I’d probably name it Phoebe
Brenda says
Mine have been named after colors or artists
Jamie, Bonnie, Tara, Blanche, Cockie, Blondie, Alice, Joni, Kuki, Betje, Roosje, Carly. I just love and loved these ladies!
Cindy Lou says
We have Willie Mae the bantam barred rock named after my grandmother. Then Sadie May the sexlink that was hatched in May, Henny Penny, Popcorn which is a beautiful white and tan American Game fowl, Wynonna the Golden Wyandotte , Chicklet, Scrambles, Miz Ella, Dottie and Dolly as well as Mr. Buttons and Omelet the roosters
Terri Ellyn says
Luna
Magic
Rosie
Daisy
Julie says
Extra Crispy
Wings
Bonnie Hooper says
Our chickens are named Mr. Roo Roo Fuzzybottoms, Coty, Kathie, Hettie and Crooked Hillary (my husband’s contribution). Mr. Roo Roo is an all white silkie bantam rooster, Coty and Kathie are ISA browns, and Hettie and Hillary are Plymoth Rocks. (Hillary has a crooked toe since she ran into our window covering grate when we first put them in the chicken barn.) We love them all!
Lori says
I have two black hens I call Hickety and Pickety.
Chris Richens says
When we got our three hens, I named them after deceased rellies. The Black one – Lady Dy (my sister), Red one – Eddy (my Mother Edna) & white one Collie – (my husband Christopher’s Mother. A friend thought I was mad naming them. I grew up on a dairy farm, and all our animals had names. Chris
Noni says
Wish I found this list eons ago. But we managed pretty well for names..
first batch of chicks…
lula.. became Lou the roo
Winnifred .. became Winston
Hetty .. became Harold
Edna ,, became Elmer
Stubby stella( had no tail feathers for ages) .. became Steve
Kingsley and then the new bertha… both eaten by a bear
Now we finally have
Wendy bird (bantam /Americana )
Gertie (golden Americana/ bantam)
Winnie and Hetty (Americana/brahma)
Tuppence and penny( copper Marans)
Oh and stew..the roo who is in love with 5:25 am
I’m looking to get an olive egger and a lavender ophington .who won’t be named violet lol ?
Ann Morony says
Lucille (Ball) Redhead
Rhonda (Birchmore) Redhead
Penguin had a chook as a child with this name but could only say Pengin
Love all the names have had a good laugh
Amy Harrell says
Domino named Duce
2 RIR Thelma and Louise- always in everyone’s business and always in trouble!!
RIR Marcy and Darcy
Leghorns Fred and Scooter- because he can book it when the girls get tired of him!
Shelley says
The only chicken ( out of 26) with a name is the roo – Arnold Schwarzenegger. The turkeys, however are Bo (Pilgrim) and Buddy ( the elf)….They have way too much personality and have been given a pardon….for now….?
Donna Edwards says
Blueberry, Marge, Betty Bop and Ruby
Anne says
All my girls have botanical names.
Hazel, Willow, Apple, Cherry, Bramble, Heather and Honeysuckle.
I also have geese, Radar and Hotlips. I lost Hotlips one night and was running up and down the road, in the dark, with a fishing net, shouting “Hotlips, Hotlips where are you baby”! Something to consider when naming animal friends!
Corinne Ball says
I name all my girls after flowers or shrubs. I currently have Dahlia, Heather, Zinnia, Iris, Marigold, Rosie, Buttercup and Chrys(anthemum). They are all as lovely as the flowers they are named after!
C says
Kira’s back yard ladies are all RIR’s. Chad, Conrad, Ralph (my favorite lady), Penelope (Very common name here I see), Pricilla, Taco, Irene, Jezebel, and Gurtrude (RIP). We figured if we gave them “boy” names we had a better chance they would be hens. These are our first chickens and got lucky that all 10 were hens. we can’t have roosters in town. We just picked them from the unsexed bin of 2 day old chicks at the tractor supply in Feb 2015. This spring we will add some eastereggers to our flock. I really love all the fun names others have named there ladies.
GA Mama says
We (my family and I) named our hens : Prarie and Lacy are Wyndottes Carlie-pop and Nutmeg are Red SexLinks ?
Catherine Koch says
Love the list. I’m probably missing some names of ours, but here goes:
We started out ‘old’ alphabetical names with a few twists
Annabelle, Alfred, Bulah, Barbie Butters, Boots, Clara, Dave, DeeDee and DumbDumb Tweedle (silkies), DuckDuck, Ethel, Fred, Freida, Gertrude (Gert), GooseGoose, Helen, Judy, Kimmie, Lavern, Madge, Martha, Mary, Nadine, Patty, Partridge chicken, Rachel, Rachel, Ruth, Sara, Sophia, Ursula, Willomena.
We also had a few groups: The Kids, The New Kids, The Lakeland group, The Sharks
Candy says
Haha! Cute. 🙂
c.k. says
I had a RI Red hen I named Cora Cluckenhymer for 2 years until an unknown varmit took her from me. In her honor, my Pinterest Board of all my chicken interests bears her namesake.
c.k. says
Just came across this site while saving items of interest to my chicken board. I roared with laughter !!! I simply love the play on words, names, colors and so on. I am forever amazed at people’s creativities and imaginations. That is why I love Pinterest soooooo much. I had a RI Red hen that I named Cora Cluckenhymer. I had her for 2 years until some unknown varmit took her from me. My board of chicken interests bears her namesake.
Linda Lathrop says
I, too, have been laughing all morning at some of these creative chicken names….I have some white frizzle hens named FluffyButt, Q-Tip, Cotton, and Little Puff. A creme and gray frizzle named SugarBritches and a little black frizzle named Sniglett. My white frizzle Rooster is named Blizzard. Just hatched about 3 weeks ago are 6 more little white frizzles running around looking like little ballerinas in their tutus. So far named one PopCorn
Cat Morgan says
My chickens are called:
Lucy
Ethel
Betty White
Mrs. Beasley
Amy says
We had a hen that would peck the front door. We named her Avon.
Lyn says
We named our girls after Alfred Hitchcock’s leading ladies. They are Tippi (Hendren), Tallulah (Bankhen) and Ingrid (Berghen).
Dawn says
We have 7 chickens:
Henrietta (Big fluffy Cochin)
Tweet (A Maran who was always sweetly chirping as a chick)
Daisy (Sweet little Wellsummer)
Sunshine (was bright yellow as a chick, now a big, white curious Wyandotte)
Libby (Easter Egger who lays beautiful green eggs)
Lucy (Americauna who lays beautiful blue eggs)
Peaches (Super sweet Buff Orphington)
Lynn says
Our hens names were not found on your list
Tweety, Luna, Chica, Rebel, Yoshi and Blondie
Karen says
My girls are Thelma and Louise, Lucy and Ethel, Laverne and Shirley. My rooster is Chantecleer
Trish Fletcher says
My grandson named one of our hens Cluckles. And we have a Barred Rock named Bernadette.
Candy says
My chickens names are Peace, Banana Split, Butterscotch, and Talker.
Jon Eggen says
My rooster is General Tso. Keeps him in line knowing he has avoided an alternative ending.
Wendy says
My parents have too many hens to name so Daddy calls them all Lucy, Lucy’s sister, and Lucy’s other sister. If the hen is a really cranky girl she is called Evelyn. The special ones sometimes get a unique name.
Alison says
My chooks are all flower names;
Blossom, Peony, Tulip, Marigold, Lily, Primrose, Bluebell, Buttercup, Sweet-Pea, Snow-Drop, Tiger-Lily, Dahlia, Dandelion, Daisy, Daffodil & Thistle.
tracy says
Had a chicken with a lame leg. We named her I-lean (Illeine). Had a rooster that had coloring or a tequila sunrise drink. Named him Jose Cuervo.
Melissa says
We have had: snowy peckers, Hank, Rumpelstiltskin, Harley, Poppy, Chloe, Benji, Charlie, Bo, Zebra, Sam (aka F****Ing A$$hole when he attacked me repeatedly), Rodney, Bruce, Trouble, Ghost, Orange Soda, Matilda, Kathrine, Katrina, lightning. We have too many now who look similar so they are nameless. However we just got ducklings and some of their names are Thackery Binx, chicken, Phoebe, Pinkey Pie Glitter-corn, nightmare Freddie,
Becky says
My chickens names are Blanche, Ann & Nancy, and Lita.
Michele says
I have 3 Roos mason, ariq and duck. 13 hens Flossie, mama, prissy, bambino, Lenny, penny, sheldon, Polly, Molly, Cora, Amelia, Henrietta and red. I have 14 baby chicks only a few named so far after family members Joannie, pat, Lucy, bronnie, sue, Wanda, still have others to name but waiting on their personalities to show so the name is fitting. And yes.. I know who’s who and they know their names. Love my chickens
Elise says
I just got Black Jersey Giant pullets, and their names are Batman, Gadget (hints the smartest chick), Freddy flintstone, and I also have 3 chicks that don’t have names quite yet
Sweet Dandelion Greens says
We have our have had:
Marilyn MonCrow (she was an IsaBrown with a huge light colored breast)
Charlita
Feathers
Nugget (and her bff Anda Biscuit)
Gingy
Ginger
Lucy
Chick-stopher Columbus
Mo (because he was just a little Mofo)
Benny (and his shipment mate Joon)
Big Mama
Merida
Dani
Stormy
Beedle (he looked like a tiny beatle bug angry he was a baby)
Maximus (a pullet we though was a roo)
And 2 guineas named Gigi and Gigu
Caroline Manning says
My hens are Lola the Buff Orpington, Gabby the Silver lace, Iris the plymouth barred rock, Gwen the australorp, Patunia gray ameraucana (blue eggs) and Eva white/bage ameraucana (green olive eggs)
Each have a unique personality.
Iris is the queen of all and kinda mean.
Patunia and Eva are the smallest and more scirash.
The friendliest and also the one that produces the most eggs is Gwen.
Gabby procracinates to go to bed like my kid and she will fly to my lap if I have something in my hands.
Lola is beautiful and fat. Her butt wiggle a lot when she runs.
My shepherd/Rottweiler mix Bella loves her chickens.
Amy Stahura says
I wanted to name my girls old timey names to honor my grandma and great grandma who had chickens. We were watching the HBO series Deadwood when we got our first chicks and that gave me the idea to look up names of old west “soiled doves”. I had/have: Maddie (Silks), Big Nose Kate, Squirrel Tooth Alice, Lou, Trixie, Belle (Starr), Dora, Fanny, Dixie, Lola, Pearl, Ruby, Frenchie, Michelle, Rosie, Zerusha, and Dottie.
Erin says
My son named our white hen Chickaletta from his fav cartoon Paw Patrol for which it had a white chicken named Chickaletta lol. Also named our barred Dominique, Flash, because as a chick & even now she’s super quick!! He’s huge into Marvel & DC comics & loves running around in his Flash cape which is why at 2 years old he came up with her name. Also we have a hen named Meg for Nutmeg because she just has this red blotch on her head as if Nutmeg fell on to her plus she truly is a Nut compared to the rest lol. We have Patty, after a peppermint patty because she’s black & white, Penny which is common, Henrietta, Dom for Domino who is our barred orphington roo & we haven’t named our female orphington but I’m thinking Cookie because she’s black & white like an Oreo.
M C says
I named my rooster, Daryl Chixon after Walking Dead character Daryl Dixon, his two hens are… Carol Peletiegg and Beth Greene eggs n ham, after Beth and carol, also TWD characters.
Amanda says
Our chickens are Addie, Bessie, Charlie(rooster), Dottie, Edie, Flossie, Ferdie, Heidie, and Indie.
Holley says
mine are Cletus(named after my grandmother), Lady Glitter Sparkles(granddaughter is a trolls movie fan), Gray, and Gertrude
Diana Deaton says
I love all the cute names people come up with! We have three older girls, two Ameraucanas, Betsy Ross (nine years old, still lays an occasional egg), and Harley, and one older Comet, Muffin. Our new chicks are: one Black Australorp, Big Foot, one Amberlink, Marshmallow, two Comets, Star and Twinkle (or Twinkie), and two Speckled Sussex, Cricket and June Bug.
Sheila says
I named our 2 Blue copper Marans June and Bug and of course I always called them together!!
Donna says
My chicks names are Hordor, Johnni (after Johhny Cash), Chin Chin, Chicken Little and Baker.
Julia Lynn says
Our first 3 girls were from a friend and she had already named them (but we changed the names):
The Henperor (Violet)
Hen Solo (Hattie – after my mom’s grandmother)
Princess Lay-a (Pearl)
Sadly they have all passed and our 3 new girls are:
Myrtle (aka Moaning Myrtle because she is so dang loud)
Hazel
Effie (after my husband’s grandmother)
I just love old fashioned names for our hens, can’t wait to get a few more once we build a new coop, hopefully in the next month or so. 🙂
Dawn says
My Rhode Islands are named Henny Penny and Rosy. And my Barred Rocks are Clara, Cloe, Charlotte, and Carley. But sometimes we call Cloe and Carley Houdini, as they are always escaping out of their yard for an adventure:) I have 3 Easter Eggers and 3 Goldenlaced Wyandotte chicks and that’s why I’m here to check out names for them! Thanks so much! I have gotten some great ideas!
Jill says
We had a little white Banty rooster (he had the cutest crow!) named Julio Egg-lesias. Except my daughter could never remember that. She called him Gung Holio…
Nicole says
We have Durty Nelly (it’s after a pub in Limerick) and Durty Gertie, both are Brahma’s; 8-Piece (because she’s a *itch and will make a nice meal if she gets too fresh) and Gracie (she “graced us with our first egg), both are ISA Browns; Wendy and Chicken Little both Barred Rock; a new addition Bean (because she pops and jumps, it’s adorable) a Maran; and Betty an Australorp with black eyes (after the song Black Betty). We have seven more we’ve yet to name.
J Wind says
Our hens are named after queens/ divas.
Cleapatra, (Cleo for short), Khaleesi, Nicki Minaj, and Beyoncé.
Karen Mccormack says
One of our chickens is names Heidi Plume.
Mindy says
My girls are Cutie, Julia, Judy, Rose, Cheyenne, Red, Angelica, Maia, Shadow and Storm
Kristy says
We had a naked neck roo named twiggy after the super thin super model, a hen named rotisserie who loved being be the fire and would sprawl out and turn when she got to warm on one side, soggy bottom & friendly for obvious reasons.
Rebecca says
My rooster is named Conan, and my hens are Gina, Jema, Willow, June, Mrs Pearl, Ursula, Kali, Athena, and Jasmine.
Ladine says
We have 12 baby leghorns. Only one has a name yet. she is the largest of the bunch and tries everything first. So she was named hold my beer.
Susanne Waters says
Love those chick-a-dees-
Alice, Betty, Cleo, Frida, Hettie, Scarlett, Yellow Girl
Beth says
My son named one of our chickens Repecka and another Cinnamon!
Kari T says
We have a Buff Banty named Gracie and a Rhode Island Red, who is our sweetheart, named Dolly
Sheila says
What?? Not red??? I am one of many who has a RIR (cross in my case) named red let’s take a count. I know I’ve seen at least 4 so far lol?
Catherine says
We were recently given 40 chickens. They do not all have names yet, and perhaps never will (numbers!).I’m leaning towards Babe’s mother’s naming philosophy (“She called us all Babe”) and at the moment calling most of the flock Chook. The low hen on the pecking order is called Baldy (the children named her) and there are a few other names….
However, Hetty and Harriet are good and classic hen names from Graham Oakley’s wonderful book about the adventures of two runaway chickens.
Tamara says
How was Henrietta not on this list?!
Conniejo says
I love my hens, they have a wonderful life!! I enjoy them so much….
I love the old school names,
Ms. Ethel
Hennie
Pennie
Dottie
Lola Belle
Agnes
They are so much fun, I’ve started about 3 years ago, I find all sort of ways to provide them with things for entertainment, they are hilarious!! Their eggs are just a bonus!!!
Salsachick says
My girls are Ophelia, Melanie, Phyllis, Honey, Cinnamon, and Baby Butter.
Molli says
We have a tall autralorp names Chiquille O’Neal. 2 Rhode Island Reds, one is Hei Hei (from Moana) & the other is Cluck Norris, and a Plymouth Rock named Hennifer Anniston.
David C says
Our first four birds were Blue, Charlie, Delta, and Echo (after the Raptor Pack from Jurassic World). We then got Nellie and Laura (Little House on the Prairie) and Ginger (New Hampshire Red). We then added Easter Eggers Eve and Esther, and have since added a third EE named Eunice. We have Austrawhites named Ebony and Ivory (one has some black feathers on her back), a Black Copper Marans named Cadbury, a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte named Windsor, Speckled Sussex named Pippa and Piper, a Welsummer named Fergie, a RIR named Rhoda, a Salmon Faverolles named Monet, an Olive Egger named Photina, and a Buff Laced Polish named Olga. Earlier this year, I got a beautiful Lavender Orpington chick and named her Princess Diana. Well, Diana developed quite a beautiful comb and wattles, and started sporting saddle feathers, so my son changed her (his) name to The Chicken Formerly Known as Princess.
Barbara says
We had a little black bantam Cochin that always came out of the coop like a streak. We called her Helen…short for *hell on wheels*.
Marcie Ronken says
This year is our first chicken adventure. I wasn’t supposed to name them, so they are all “Chicken”, but they have middle names. 4 ISA Browns are Caccaitorie, Dumpling, Salad and Alfredo. The Barred Rocks are Rice and Noodle. Golden Comets are Nugget and Stew. Black Australorps are Sandwich and Soup.
Emily says
We have speckled Sussex named shake and bake;)
Madison says
I was thinking Twitter and pecky!
Barbara Read says
Hi
I have a few to add to your list. They are…
Francis/Frances didn’t know it’s sex.
Houdini.. for obvious reasons
Chick-a-boo-boo..named by my 3yr old G/d
Charcoal..as in charcoal chicken
Frankie
Chickaletta
Chow Mein..my Chinese Willie
Specks..as in Spicks & Specks for a speckled hen.
Je’sus..as a chick it always walked on water.
Margo..always stretching it’s leg in a ballet move like Margot Fonteyn
Hope you enjoy these…
Barbara Read says
That should be “Chinese silkie ” not Willie
Cathie says
I had the country western chicks and they were named Reba, Loretta, Dolly and Patsy.
Jan says
I had a big black star that I named Randall Flagg. I later renamed her Ms. Winfrey, much more appropriate. She was delightful.
lisa says
We have Goldie, Patches, Holly, Chicken Little, Red, Peaches, Sadie, Bandy, Hey Hey, and a couple other hens that are nameless since they lall look identical. And our Cornish Cross roo is Meatball.
Christie says
Ive named my easter egger hen easter, ive also used the name red on my oldest hen that was a shade of red she was hard to catch when we just started letting them roam free. Made me think of the country song old red. And last of unnamed names was little man i had this one rooster he was our only small one i got him cause i fell in love with his colors. Anyways he would wait till u turned around and then start after u and stop when u said anything or turned back around other than that he was a sweetie he’d jump on my shoulder( our coop was short so i was hunching over ) and let me pet him and eat out of my palm i wore gloves of course im not completly trustin of chicken due to them chasing me when i was a kid which is why my number one rule is u attact me i eat u. Plain and simple i make sure the kids are nice and handle them with lots of tlc when they are babies. So in my book they have no reason to be agressive.anyways thought id add some more ideas out there. Not many of our chickens get names of thier own we buy them in large groups often looking so simular to each other. But they are admired and called my ladies currantly we have 16 ladies and only four have names. Which reminds me my daughter named her first chicken ( she paid for with her own money) fluttershy she is a sweetie too. All the ladies are so fun to watch and very chubby sometimes i think they are over feed. With the way they waddle when they come running for the grains or scrapes.
Celeste says
We have Chicken, Chicken Little, Fuzzy Mango(silkie), Mumble, Bob(my grandsons), Beakley(she passed away here beak didn’t match up) Eden, PinBall, Harley Quinn(daughters favorite character), & Oreo. Everybody in our family named one girlie each. No roosters here. 🙂 I love my feathered kids.
Heidi says
I’ve had a Louise, Daisy, Ginger, a beautiful silkie/Cochin roster named sailor Moon, another silkie/Cochin rooster that was also frizzled, he was name Juaquin Phoenix, a silky named tipsy, a Pollock named voodoo (she’s steely gray edged with black and has orange eyes and blue waddles! And last I have a white chicken that is half swedish flower and I can’t think of a name for her which is why I’m here lol
Nery E Caraballo says
I have four Chicken’s there name’s are Daisy, Delilah, Francine and Starr we had a rooster named Abraham had to get rid of him he was beating up the chicken’s and aggressive toward’s all of us in the house.We just bought ten baby chick’s can’t wait to see what there going to look like when full grown, five of them are Blue Sapphire Gems.
Gigi Ahrens says
My birds are Taz, Wally, Earl, Willy Mae, Bo, Ozzy, Pixel, Messy Nessy, Jolene, and Lord Tyson Tibirus Tazer-Face
Helen GreenJem says
I have 9 little chicks under a hen, 4 are a bantam chocolate bard and 5 are bantam farm mix. The roo was a chocolate bantam. What would be some good names?
Rachel says
We have 3 ducks: Goose, Buttercup and Daffobill (Daffy) and then we have 21 chickens: Big Birtha and Betty Boop are our Blue Cochins, Buffy and Tonya Harding are our Buff Orpingtons, We have Teriyaki (Teri) and Sesame (MeMe) are our Speckled Sussex, Lucille Ball and Ginger Rogers are our Red Productions, Cleopatra, Alexandria and Cairo are our Egyptian Fayoumi, Ligthning and Thunder (wish I knew native american for them) are our Americauna, Ducky is our cuckoo Maran, and Lil Ade is our Black Maran. We have Goldie…but we arent sure what she is yet? She was a random from Ideal Poultry. and we have 3 Salmon Faverolles and 2 Wellsommers that we have not named yet…. So I am on here looking for 5 more names for some cute chicks.
tripletfeb says
I just got six chicks. Named them Chickletta (from Paw Patrol), Charlotte, Reba, Mini Trex(son wants to be a paleontologist), Aviva (from Wild Kratts) and Violet. Can you tell I let the kids name them? 🙂
Dana says
Our chicken names are Nugget and Stella both RIR, Daryl is a Golden laced wyandott, Carl- Black Australorp, Rosita- black jersey giant(the last 3 names are from the walking daed ?), Sadie Maude- Barred rock, Julia- Buff Orpington, then we have Claira, Delilah, and Clementine (clementine is from the walking dead game by telltale) which are all silkie bantams
Diana says
We had Bacon, Helga, Hermione, Elisabeth, Chocolate and popcorn
Autumn says
My chickens are Henrietta and Gloria
Diane says
I have a Maid Mary-hen, Tiff-henny, Lucy, Ethel, Bogie, & Isabella.
Krystal says
I named mine Chikaletta, Nugget, Chick Norris, Sunny, & Chikira (:
Britany Fernandez says
MY CHICKENS ARE CHIKALETTA, CHICKEN NUGGET, MRS. FLUFFY, YOLKY and CORNFLAKE IS MY ROOSTER
Shan says
Named my Red Star Hen, Cackling Rose, my Salmon Faverole, Fuzz Butt.Then there is Hazel, Leona & Maggie.
chris neal says
I used a couple names,but i have over 300 chickens lol, so i named about 20 of them.
peyton mcmillan says
I love all the names
Paris allaway says
I have 4 chickens named nugget, autumn, pearl and Gloria. We also have to baby chick but are still figuring out names
Alfonso says
I called my two Sam ‘n’ Ella.
Lisa Hill says
We have 7 chickens we have named 2 of them so far Ruddy the rooster and ADHD is our littlest chick because she is always running around like she doesn’t know what is going on. We pronounce ADHD Addie.
Lisa says
I named my chickens : lemon , muffin ,brownie , peace , lilo , stitch , noodle and Fish
Cori says
We have Dolly Parton (likely to be renamed “Donny Pardon”), Taser Face, Roberta, Ruff and Tuff (two Buff Orpingtons), Toothless, and Miss Frizzle.
Terry Vina Carlson says
Hens are named pom pom,fluffy,and velvet. Guinea fowl are ink and banshee,i need names for my roosters
Lacey says
Cassandra, Esmeralda, Priscilla
Wendy Reyes says
When I got three chicks, my niece named them “Snap, Crackle, and Pop.”
Talula says
My chicken’s names are Daisy, Dandelion, Buttercup, Sunshine, Star, Boomy, (short for Boom Chicka pop, the popcorn) Sky, Special, Mashpotato, Jewel, Sugar, and Ocean!
I thought these are amazing names and wanted to share some so you can also use them if you are stumped on what to name yours! 😀
Kendra says
I used to have a hen named Eliza Jane Snow and a rooster named Ezekiel years ago. Last summer I hatched 8 chicks. The roosters are named Henry and Cedar, the hens are named Bearded Lady, Owl, Julia, Sandstorm, Buddy, Graybeard and I have a new hen named Maple.
MARCIE COTEREL says
My chicken names are Princess Laya and Kylo Hen
bamadad says
Roosters … Tyson was the baddest little Bantie ever
Captain Underpants … His favorite hen was Miss Panties. And Lil black Panties
Rudy was mean as hell
Hens so far … (we only name favorites)
Muana, Miss Panties,Lil BLack Panties, Bessie, Snowflake and Shake n Bake
Bren says
My 3 hens are —– Sunni, Stormi and Sadie.
Steven says
Igor two barred rocks henifer and dumpling and a gold comet with a ring around her leg and I call her jewels. Just added four more will name them soon
Samantha says
I have had chickens all my life! My chickens names now are Thunder, Rocket, Jesse, Flash, Chicksee, Soft, and Ray. Their names are a little cheesy!
Bitsy says
Epic name for a chicken
CHICK FAYLAY
Lindsey says
Our birds are freddy mercury(old english game bantam roo), salt, pepper, mayo, maple, fluffy, steve and alex (from minecraft-both hens), pigeotto(like the pokemon), taco, oreo, nugget, pancake, 2 old english game bantam hens name popcorn and pickle, silkie names are choco, Charlie, sheriff, bonnie and clyde. (4 are roos)
We have a drake name golduck(like the pokemon) and his 3 muscovy hens are T, L, and C. (Like the band bc they always shake they’re butts)
Hens that have passed were honey, molasses, sugar, Stanford (a salmon favorolle named from the cartoon gravity falls) and a duck named psyduck(like the pokemon)
Susan Olson says
I know this is an old post, but I had to respond. I wanted to name our chick “old biddy” names, but my mom refused. So three years ago, when we first got chickens – 6 golden sex-links – we named them:
Sage (aka “Sagey,” our alpha)
Cinnamon (aka “Cinnabon”)
Nutmeg (aka “Nutty,” “Nutty the Spazz,” and “Nutty McNuttNutt”)
Ginger (aka “Gingie” and “GinGin;” she only lived to be about 8 months old)
Lavender (died last Summer)
Rosemary (aka “Rosy,” “Rosy Posey,” “Rosy Posey Puddin’ ‘N Pie,” and “Wrong Way Rosy;” she also died last summer)
Last Spring, we added 4 ISA Browns:
Dandelion (aka “Dandy”)
Clover
Paprika (aka “Pappy”)
Marigold (aka “Goldie”)
The ISA browns are bigger than the Golden Sex-Links which has caused pecking-order problems and Paprika and Marigold tend to be a little bit mean to Cinnamon & Nutty. Sometimes I’ll refer to Pappy and Goldie as “Thelma and Louise” or “Frick and Frack.” My sister calls them “the honyawks.” I often wonder if people think we’re yelling at our dad when we yell “Knock it off, Pappy!” LOL
Gina says
We’ve had a rough fall and winter 🙁
We lost ‘New Voices Woman’, ‘Nugget’ (pet rooster), ‘Little Red’, ‘Blinkie’ (Black Ink), and ‘Singer’ (sounded like an old sewing machine!) – we still have ‘Big Momma’, ‘Scruffy’ (perpetually looks like she’s had a rough night), and ‘Fabio’ (main rooster – very pretty, not so bright)
I’ll be getting a hatchling hopefully next weekend, thinking of ‘Bo Peep’ or ‘Beau Peep’ – time will tell 🙂
Also have ordered 8 RSL pullets
Jennifer Bedell says
I had 6 chickens to begin with but two of them didn’t make it. I have had them since they were 5 days old and I love watching them play with each other and getting their own personalities as they get bigger. Their names are:
Goldie
Grace
Pidge
Star
Mischief (deceased)
Peep (deceased)
Greninja117 says
I named my chicken Buck Beak
jennie says
I just got my 6 little chicks today and am so excited. I have named them:
NUGGET
IRIS
OPRAH
MYRTLE
COCONUT
TRUFFLE
Bec says
Over the years, we’ve had:
Delila (who became Darryl), Delila 2, Smokey, Dusty, Agatha, Dannan, Nutmeg, Cinnamon (who became Solomon – the most beautiful rooster ever – Golden Laced Wyandotte), Dotty, Yolko, Honey, Cocoa, Lacy, Jersey, Frilly (frizzle looking bantam), Misty (grey bantam), Moses (brown Leghorn rooster), Hazel, Mini (the daughter of Moses and Misty)
Our current chooks are:
Nutella, Scarlett, Delia, Greta & Agnes and a Golden Laced Wyandotte yet to be named. We also have a duck named Dannan. Still have a golden laced Wyandotte to name.
Suzette Kelley says
I don’t have chickens anymore and I really miss them. When I did, I always had a rooster named Chanticleer and a hen named Partlet. Those names were from a book I read to my four children when they were small.
Meredith says
I love it!
notjimjom says
three letters KFC
Mary Bryan says
My friend and I hatched chickens in our Life Science class and ended up bringing home 10. I named mine Happy Feet, Raven, Angel, Sam, and Turkey. She named hers B-B-Q, Season, Pepper, Goldie, and Dusty. We have had so much fun with them and they are the cutest things ever!
Kristine says
I have ten hens and a rooster. Rooster is a buff Orpington named Brad. Hens are Gwyneth-buff Orpington, Freckles-speckled Sussex, Athena-light Brahma, Freya-buff Brahma, Lily and Candy- Easter Eggers, Lucy-white Cochin, Ethel-partridge Cochin, and a golden laced Wyandotte with no name yet.
Mitch Sr. says
Chirpy Boy and Mitch Jr.
( my name is Mitch and I love the Simpsons )
Flynn says
Ginger and Rose
SHARRIE says
My roster is anFrizzle, but he only frizzled.on one side of his body, the other side is smooth. So I call him Two Face. ( From Batman) I used to have a black silkie too and his name was Batman!
Catherine Rodman says
I like family names, and include among them family pet names. So far, there’s
Ester
Edith
Poppy (earned her name by jumping up on everything, including me)
Eloise (named after a tortoise), and
Alice (easier to say then LS for Little Sister)
Michelle says
We have:
– Curious Georgia (because she’s always the first to check anything out),
– Hennifer (a variation of Jennifer),
– Eggster (variation of Esther),
– Squakbox (for obvious vocal reasons),
– Muffy (because she has tufts over her ears that look like earmuffs)
Charles says
How about Rosemary?
She ruled our roost! 😉
Dwight says
I’ve tried to convince my kids to go with The Office theme. Jim, Pam, Dwight, Michael Scott, Stanley, Kevin, Angela, Creed, Oscar etc. Maybe call it Dunder Mifflin Chicken Company. I don’t live that one but I could probably make it work.
Linda Vercher says
We named one of our roosters Tyrannosaurus Pex.
M A C I says
I have 14 chickens, Their names are, Peach, Maple, Daisy, Hazel, Olive, Sunny, Pepper, Poppy, Lucy, Penny, Coco, Charlotte, Nutmeg, and Betsy.
Scott Carpenter says
My hens are named Pixie, Trixie, Dixie, Nixie, Guinevere, and Winifred (Buff Orpington, Speckled Sussex, Dominique, Golden Laced Wyandotte, and Silver Laced Wynadotte, respectfully).
Shanemiller says
Well I named my chicken WILDFIRE
Amore says
I have named my chicks Evie, Chloe, Freya, Lily and Popcorn!
Bea Fitz says
Mine are
Dumplin
Carrot
Wing ding
Ivy
McNugget
Goma
Boofy
Mr.Cheepers
Splat
Daphne
Little Sweet Meat
PJ(Peeps Jr)
shaylee says
I have 5 chicks and I choose the names, Daisy, Francis, Honey, coco, and Dandelion
Mike Oxlong says
Hello all!
I recently purchased a fertilised chicken egg from a farmer as I hoped to have it hatch in my presence so that the chick would imprint on me. I was successful in doing so however as my little chick has grown up I’ve come to realise that it is not a chicken at all! At first I thought it was just an ‘ugly duckling’ type of chick but it actually turned out to be an ugly duckling! I was furious with the farmer as he’d charged me £250 for this chick. He had pulled the feathers over my eyes and as you can imagine I was in quite a flap.
I now need to rename my DUCK with a more species appropriate name. Can you recommend any duck names?
Thank you x
Zoey hansen-williams says
Oh and i’ve just got two adorable little cute chicks. chicken chicks.
: – )
Cheers Zoey hansen
Molly says
My chickens names are Butter, Fatty, Lady, Jenny, Jan, Joey, Bluebelle, sunny, Bea, Hermione, Taylor swift, Jimima, Sally and Pingu! 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐥
Mechelle Hensley says
My rooster is named Buford “ white silkie”
My hen is named Miss Kitty “ white silkie”
My “Rhode Island Red” is named Ginger My “ chipmunk chicken” is named janette
I have two grey silkie chicks and two Brahma chicks that have not been sexed yet so names are pending
Angela Williams says
I got a name from you list “Mabel”
Thank you
Sydney Taylor says
this really helped! 10 out of 10!! my family just got 10 baby chicks and i got to name two of them and i wont lie, im horibal with names so thanks!!
crazy chicken lady says
I am 12 years old but I am known as the crazy chicken lady. But I named my hens browny, coco, buffy, gorgeous, winter, pumpkin, cloud, raychel, gin, pepper, black beauty, uno,
My rosters names are spice, ornery, curly.
And Ella Rip (my pet)I loved her more then my dog. Rip
Zoey hansen-williams says
Ummmmm hmmmm
I have lots
Violet Sunny Buttercup Pearl Daisy Sugar and Spice Candyfloss Josephine Monica Clara Ruby Lavender Olivia
There all Cute!!
Thanks!!
Elsi Hauer says
Ruby and Lavender are two of our chickens names!