Thursday, February 14, 2013

To Name or Not

We are eagerly counting the days until the chicks arrive! We will bring home two girls this weekend and two more will hatch in a few weeks. SV pointed out that after the chickens arrive he will be outnumbered 7 to 1.  I'm taking this as a good sign since seven has always been my lucky number.

In preparation for the girls' arrival I've been reading many chicken care books and blogs. I've noticed a division in chicken keepers: those who name their hens and those who don't. It seems that most small backyard flocks give their hens cute names. I guess that naming doesn't really make sense with a flock six Buff Orpingtons or Broilers. We are softies and will be treating our chickens as pets as well as egg makers. They will be named.



We've been tossing around naming themes. Here are some ideas:
  • Botanical names
  • Authors
  • Characters from Harry Potter/Buffy/Firefly/Star Wars*
Opinions? Suggestions? What do you think?

*Only kidding about Star Wars. Famously there are only three female characters in the original trilogy. We'd have to reach to Episode One to find enough names for the flock.
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3 comments:

  1. JeffFebruary 15, 2013 at 10:06 PM

    Female scientists!
    Virginia (Apgar)
    Marie (Curie)
    Jane (Goodall)
    Grace (Hopper)
    Mary (Leakey)
    Ada (Lovelace)

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  2. jennyFebruary 16, 2013 at 7:52 AM

    The Star Wars comment made me laugh. Smurfs would be a bad choice too. :)

    Another idea would be gods & goddesses - that would keep you in names for quite a while! Are you planning for any roosters in the future?

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  3. DFebruary 16, 2013 at 9:46 PM

    Both great ideas! We also talked about naming them after the Golden Girls.

    We won't be getting any roosters. The city doesn't allow them due to the noise and aggressive behaviors. We are allowed to have up to 8 hens, so if things go well this year we'll be getting more next spring.

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