Some Chicken Photographs

Well such pretty photographs and that rooster looks like he means business I'm so glad your chicken survived after that Hawk Attack I go outside every day and spent a long time looking for Hawks

Hey MROO.
I’m pleased you like the pictures.
Picking names was fairly easy at the start. Major, for example got named because of his status and general demeanor.
Mini Minx is a character from a comic that was published when I was a kid.
As more chicks hatched I had to start thinking a bit harder for names.
Otic, she got attacked when she was a chick and driven out of the group. The needed antibiotics for a wound she received so ‘otic’ seemed the best obvious choice.
Cillin is the son of otic. Being a male I couldn’t call him peni from penicillin so he got called Cillin.
Block, Tackle and Twine got their names from their behavior when they were chicks. At feeding time Block used to work his way sideways around the food bowl effectively blocking his sister out until he had finished the best bits. His sister, Tackle used to dive under his body to get at the food. Twine got named Twine because he was always getting caught in my trouser legs as he tried undoing my boot laces.
Ruffles used to ruffle up to fight her siter when she was a chick.
Mel is the name for honey in Catalan and she’s the right colour.
Fudge is her sister and her colour is a bit lighter.
Dink is a slang term in English for small imperfection on a face of a material. Donk and Dent are also similar words for such imperfections.
Some others in Dink’s family are Rip, Tear, Notch, Crease.....
I’ll post some more pictures with captions at some point.
Thanks for looking.

ChickenObsession said:

Well such pretty photographs and that rooster looks like he means business I'm so glad your chicken survived after that Hawk Attack I go outside every day and spent a long time looking for Hawks

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He was a bit of a handful when we first got to know each other, He was the first rooster to try and flog me. It took a little effort for us to reach an understanding and he never did it again. He became one of the easiest roosters to get on with after we had reached an understanding. He and I used to sit on the same wall together for many years later watching the rest of the chickens. I was very sad when he died

They are so lovely!!! I love them and their names!!! What a cute bunch.

ChristianChicken said:

They are so lovely!!! I love them and their names!!! What a cute bunch.

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Now you know why I asked how long it took you to name yours. Thanks for looking.

LOl! Love the names!

Nice pictures and pretty chickens. Interesting how you come up with names. Are the bantams barbu d'watermael mixes? They remind of them with their crests and rose combs.
Here's a picture of a rooster from the internet.

They come in many mottled varieties, like your chickens.