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Are you welcoming new chickens to your flock? Half the fun of new chickens is picking out some great names for your feathered friends. Here is a list of over 100 solid chicken names to get you started.

Our Flock

We maintain a flock of around thirty laying hens with a few roosters thrown in the mix. Honestly, with so many chickens we typically don’t name the hens.

There are just too many that look alike. They also free-range which means we don’t spend much time with them except to check on them at night when we close up the coop.

Still, every once in a while we have a hen that gets sick, or there is one the kids take a particular liking to, and she will be bequeathed a name.

When the kids name them they usually get interesting ones like “Midnight Thunder Storm”, “Blackie”, “Poopsa-Lot”, etc. These are great and honestly some of my favorite chicken names.

You might want to have more of a plan when it comes to naming your girls.

Here are my top names for your flock of happy chickens.

Classic Names for Chickens

Some of the best chicken names are classics that have been used fordecades. These cute names are charming and always a fun whether you have free-range girls, a backyard flock, or just a few pet chickens.

Henrietta
Clucky
Lady Cluck
Little Red
Henny Penny
Mama Hen
Button

Flower Names

The perfect name for your new chicken might be a lovely floral name. With hundreds of flower types to choose from, here are just a few ideas to get you started.

Daffodil
Dandelion
Lily
Iris
Rosie
Rose
Violet
Zinnia
Dahlia
Snowdrop
Lily
Poppy
Gladiolus
Aster
Marigold
Holly
Daisy

Food Names

Sometimes a creative chicken name is the simplest. Just open your fridge or
your cupboard and look at what you have in there. Honestly, I think some of
these make for the most funny names.

– Ketchup
– Mayo
– Graham Cracker
– Hot Dog
– Chili
– Honey
– Cholula
– Marshmallow
– Hershey
– Cocoa
– Nugget
– Chip
– Mustard
– Tortilla
– Cheddar
– Sherbert
– Cupcake

Vegetable Names

Look no further than your garden or produce drawer to find some good chicken names that will make you laugh, or might be super cute for baby chick names.

If you are a gardener, it can be fun to name them after not just a vegetable, but after a favorite variety of vegetable.

Carrot
Cucumber
Potato
Tomato
Turnip
Parsnip
Eggplant
Radish
Kale
Cabbage
Pepper
Sweat Pea
Green Bean
Bok Choy
Asparagus

Herbs and Spices

These options can honestly make for super cute chicken names! You can match them to their color, attitude, or just give these fun names to your chickens at random.

Salty
Pepper
Parika
Cumin
Rosemary
Oregano
Savory
Chicory
Parsley
Sage
Chives
Lavender
Chamomile
Curry
Minty

Human Sounding Names

When it comes to funny chicken names, I think that giving them plain sounding human names can be absolutely hilarious.

Debbie
Deborah
Susan
Sharon
Karen
Tammy
Cindy
Rita
Sarah
Laurie
Jordan
Angela
Katie
Courtney
Elizabeth

Old Lady Names

Not just the top picks for human babies these days, classic and old lady-sounding names can be an excellent choice for a little chick.

Gladys
Florence
Tilly
Matilda
Violet
Hazel
Penelope

Prudence
Felicity
Agatha
Prudence
Phillipa
Mabel
Clara
Beatrice
Edna
Daphne
Edith
Pearl
Marjorie

Celebrity Names and Pop Culture Names

Some of the best names for chickens can pay homage to a popular celebrity,
movie star, or other famous people. You can give your chickens their exact
name or a play on the name.

A good pun is always fun, and people will get a chuckle out of the clever
names you’ve picked for the girls in your chicken coop.

– Lauren Bock-Call
– Beyonce
– Taylor Swift
– Kelly Cluckson
– Hensday Addams
– Klucky Cardashian
– Lady Featherington
– Princess Lay-a-Eggana
– Atilla the Hen
– Mary Poopins

Other Name Inspiration

– Characters from your favorite TV Show or Movie
– Classic Author Names
– Presidents
– Cartoon Characters
– Musicians
– Countries
– Capitals
– States
– Biblical Names
– Country/Western Names

Rooster Names

Let’s not leave out our handsome boys! You are likely to have far fewer
roosters than hens, but a good name is still important. Male chicken names
can be just as fun and creative as names for the girls.

A word of caution with roosters though, keep in mind you might be saying
this name out loud in your yard within hearing distance of your neighbors.

It might sound funny (and in fact BE funny) but you might not want to be
yelling out names that sound like a porn star when your neighbor’s kids are
out playing in the yard.

– Foghorn Leghorn
– HeiHei
– Elvis
– Rooster Cogburn
– Scrooge McCluck
– Basil
– Bertram
– Cluck Norris
– Gregory Peck

Things to Help Pick the Right Name

If you just can’t decide what to name your chicken, using the ideas above,
here are a few things you might consider to get you to the right choice.
Color

This is usually the way my kids decide to name things and it can be a
useful starting point if you are stumped. A black chicken might be
“Pepper”, “Hensday Addams”, “Cocoa”, or “Eggplant”.

You could also go the opposite and name a black chicken things like
“Snowdrop”.
Attitude and Personality

Is your chicken sweet? Maybe pick a name like “Sweet Pea”, “Honey”,
“Chamomile”, or “Cupcake.

Is your chicken real sassy? Think about something like “Pepper”, “Spicey”,
“Cholula” or “Lady Featherington”.

Get to know your chicken’s personality and choose a name that seems fitting
to who they are as a creature.
Your Family

Another great place to get inspiration for creative names is your own
family and friends.

When we moved to our homestead, my father-in-law was out doing something in
the backyard when he discovered a Rhode Island red hen hiding in the bushes
near a tree.

We only had baby chicks that were a few weeks old at that point so she
stuck out very obviously in the coop. We named her “Brian” after my
father-in-law.

Naming them after your spouse, in-laws, family friends, whoever, can be a
fun and great way to get perfect chicken names.

This is especially fun if you use their first AND last name. We once had a
goat named “Brent Nelson” after a friend of my husband’s. You are
guaranteed to have a unique name when giving them a first and last.
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