76 Chicken Names

Whether you have a hen or a rooster, every pet chicken deserves a great name

By Jackie Brown

Updated on 05/25/20

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Chickens are wonderful pets. Whether you have one chicken, a pair of chickens or an entire flock, choosing names for your pet chickens can lead to a lot of laughs. Although not everyone chooses to name their chickens, giving your new pets names can help you to forge tight bonds with your new pets. Maybe you’ve just brought home some chicks or perhaps you are finally ready to name your adult chickens. Either way, coming up with chicken names is a great way to make your feathered friends feel more like family.

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Tips for Choosing Pet Chicken Names

When coming up with great names for pet chickens, you have a lot of options. To narrow things down, consider your chicken’s sex (hen or rooster), breed (some breeds have distinctive feathers, colors or markings) and personality traits (for instance, is your chicken active and outgoing or quiet and reserved?). Also think about how many chickens you have to name. It can be great fun coming up with rhyming names or themed names for two, three, four or more chickens.

If you have kids, why not let them name your chickens? Kids can come up with some pretty creative name (OK, some might be crazy, but just go with it!). Allowing your children to name their pets can help forge strong bonds and might even motivate your kids to help you care for the family flock.

We’ve compiled 76 pet chicken names to help get you started. You might find your chicken’s new name here on this list or you might just find some ideas that spark your search. First, let’s pull out some favorite pet chicken names from all categories.

Top Pet Chicken Names

Curry
Daisy
Drumstick
面条
Frittata
Kung Pao
Margaret Hatcher
Marsala
Meryl Cheep
Nugget
Peep
Piccata
Rosie
Ruby
Snowball
Tandoori
Teriyaki
Yolkahontas

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More Pet Chicken Name Ideas

The following collection of pet chicken at names is broken down by category, including food-inspired chicken names and punny chicken names. Look through these chicken names to search for some candidates for your own chickens, but don’t worry if the name you like doesn’t appear on one of these lists. When it comes to chicken names, the sky is truly the limit.

Chicken Names Based on Foods

Food names are great choices for all kinds of pets, but they can take on a whole additional layer of hilarious for pet chickens when you choose chicken- or egg-themed food names. Grab a snack and peruse some of these pet chicken names inspired by foods:

Benedict
Buffalo
Cashew
Colonel Sanders
Crispy
Curry
Custard
Divan
Drumstick
Dumpling
Egg Nog
Frittata
Hot Wing
Kabob
Kung Pao
Marsala
面条
Nugget
Omelet
Parmesan
Patty
Peep
Piccata
Pot Pie
Sesame
Tandoori
Tender
Teriyaki
Quiche
Winner Winner (Chicken Dinner)

Punny Chicken Names

Ready to play on words? Look no further than these clever names that take a real name and transform it into a perfectly punny chicken name:

Albert Eggstein
Amelia Egghart
Attila the Hen
Chick Jagger
Cluck Kent
Cluck Norris
Cluck Rogers
Hen Solo
Margaret Hatcher
Meryl Cheep
Obi Wan Henobi
Princess Lay-a
Sir Clucks-A-Lot
Tyrannosaurus Pecks
Yolkahontas
Yolko小野

Chicken Names for Multiple Chickens

Lots of people keep a more than one pet chicken. If you have flock of feathersome friends, consider naming multiple chickens with these fun themed names: