For people who name their chickens. Grandma names, kitchen names, puns that should be illegal, divas, roosters and pairs — 101 chicken names, sorted so you can find hers in under a minute.
The grandmas
Every flock needs one hen who looks like she'd send you a birthday card with $5 in it.
- Mildred
- Ethel
- Gertrude
- Agnes
- Beatrice
- Dorothy
- Edna
- Florence
- Harriet
- Mabel
- Opal
- Pearl
- Ruth
- Vera
- Winifred
The kitchen drawer
And one who looks like a snack.
- Nugget
- Biscuit
- Waffles
- Dumpling
- Pickles
- Butterscotch
- Peaches
- Marshmallow
- Omelette
- Pancake
- Cinnamon
- Noodle
- Tater Tot
- Meringue
- Popcorn
Puns that should be illegal
You will say these out loud in the yard. Your neighbors will hear. This is the price of greatness.
- Hen Solo
- Cluck Norris
- Attila the Hen
- Princess Lay-a
- Egg Sheeran
- Hennifer Lopez
- Yolko Ono
- Amelia Egghart
- Chick Jagger
- Dixie Chick
- Henrietta
- Cluck Kent
- Eggatha Christie
- Oprah Henfrey
- Cluckminster
The divas
For the hen who stops laying when she's upset with you.
- Dolly
- Reba
- Cher
- Tina
- Whitney
- Adele
- Shania
- Loretta
- Patsy
- Stevie
- Beyoncé
- Aretha
By color & pattern
Buffs get warm names, Barred Rocks get stripes.
- Goldie (Buff)
- Buffy (Buff)
- Ginger (RIR)
- Rusty (RIR)
- Pepper (Barred)
- Oreo (Barred)
- Domino (Barred)
- Smokey (Blue/Lavender)
- Snowball (White)
- Cotton (White)
- Copper (Welsummer)
- Hazel (Easter Egger)
- Maple (Any brown)
- Olive (Olive Egger)
For Silkies & other fluff
Whatever a Muppet would be called.
- Mochi
- Puff
- Q-tip
- Dandelion
- Cloud
- Muppet
- Pom-Pom
- Bunny
The roosters
A name that sounds good yelled across a yard at 5 a.m.
- Big Red
- Elvis
- Kevin
- Gerald
- Sir Clucks-a-Lot
- Foghorn
- Roy
- Bruce
- Napoleon
- Earl
Pairs & trios (because chicken math)
You were getting two. You got six. Name them in sets and nobody has to know it wasn't the plan.
- Salt & Pepper
- Thelma & Louise
- Laverne & Shirley
- Peanut Butter & Jelly
- Bonnie & Clyde
- Biscuits & Gravy
Keeper tips
- Name the bossy one first. She already knows she's in charge — the name just makes it official.
- Pun names get funnier when a vet says them with a straight face. "Cluck Norris is due for her mite check."
- Write the name on the coop before you write it on the vet form. Once it's on the door, it's permanent — and so is she.
Her name belongs on the door
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