Name that chicken house!
October 8, 2014 4:21 PM Subscribe
We've built a lovely new chicken house, and it needs a sign over the door with the name. Best I can come up with is The Chook Palace. What would be a good name for my chicken house/chicken coop?
Once the chicken house has its sign, I will post a picture, complete with windows, lace curtains, barn (coop) art, and chicken cut-outs.
Once the chicken house has its sign, I will post a picture, complete with windows, lace curtains, barn (coop) art, and chicken cut-outs.
Chez Poulet
posted by Specklet at 4:32 PM on October 8, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by Specklet at 4:32 PM on October 8, 2014 [5 favorites]
The West Wing
posted by Room 641-A at 4:36 PM on October 8, 2014 [15 favorites]
posted by Room 641-A at 4:36 PM on October 8, 2014 [15 favorites]
Husbunny says, The C. Everett Coop.
I'm thinking more along the lines of the Rhode Island Bed (puns on the chicken type might be fun.)
Bwak!
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 4:36 PM on October 8, 2014 [7 favorites]
I'm thinking more along the lines of the Rhode Island Bed (puns on the chicken type might be fun.)
Bwak!
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 4:36 PM on October 8, 2014 [7 favorites]
Sweet Cluck Hall.
posted by holgate at 4:36 PM on October 8, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by holgate at 4:36 PM on October 8, 2014 [2 favorites]
Egg Chalet
posted by nomis at 4:37 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by nomis at 4:37 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
Cluckingham Palace
posted by nomis at 4:38 PM on October 8, 2014 [27 favorites]
posted by nomis at 4:38 PM on October 8, 2014 [27 favorites]
Cluck Hut
Chook Shack
The Feathery Arms
Chickie D's
Bed'n'Breakfast
Feathered Ladies Society (or any other kind of Ladies' Society, if you won't have a rooster)
The Cluckery
The Foot & Feather (Beak & Tail, other pub-type constructions)
The Feathered Nest
posted by Lyn Never at 4:39 PM on October 8, 2014 [3 favorites]
Chook Shack
The Feathery Arms
Chickie D's
Bed'n'Breakfast
Feathered Ladies Society (or any other kind of Ladies' Society, if you won't have a rooster)
The Cluckery
The Foot & Feather (Beak & Tail, other pub-type constructions)
The Feathered Nest
posted by Lyn Never at 4:39 PM on October 8, 2014 [3 favorites]
Chick Inn
posted by mono blanco at 4:41 PM on October 8, 2014 [15 favorites]
posted by mono blanco at 4:41 PM on October 8, 2014 [15 favorites]
Coop d'État or Coop de Grâce.
posted by Woodroar at 4:49 PM on October 8, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by Woodroar at 4:49 PM on October 8, 2014 [4 favorites]
KFC
posted by HuronBob at 4:50 PM on October 8, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by HuronBob at 4:50 PM on October 8, 2014 [3 favorites]
Hotel Cacklefornia
posted by islander at 5:12 PM on October 8, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by islander at 5:12 PM on October 8, 2014 [5 favorites]
Birds of a Feather
posted by vitabellosi at 5:12 PM on October 8, 2014
posted by vitabellosi at 5:12 PM on October 8, 2014
The Chickery
posted by vitabellosi at 5:13 PM on October 8, 2014
posted by vitabellosi at 5:13 PM on October 8, 2014
The Hen Pen
posted by vitabellosi at 5:16 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by vitabellosi at 5:16 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
The Nest Egg.
posted by vitabellosi at 5:17 PM on October 8, 2014
posted by vitabellosi at 5:17 PM on October 8, 2014
The Struttery.
posted by vitabellosi at 5:18 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by vitabellosi at 5:18 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
Eggs R Us
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 5:20 PM on October 8, 2014
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 5:20 PM on October 8, 2014
The Pole Tree House
posted by vitabellosi at 5:21 PM on October 8, 2014
posted by vitabellosi at 5:21 PM on October 8, 2014
Are you going to eat the chickens? (Murder Most Fowl.)
posted by vitabellosi at 5:23 PM on October 8, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by vitabellosi at 5:23 PM on October 8, 2014 [6 favorites]
Coop de Ville
The Egg Plant
The Hatchatorium
La Cage Aux Fowls
posted by carmicha at 5:26 PM on October 8, 2014 [9 favorites]
The Egg Plant
The Hatchatorium
La Cage Aux Fowls
posted by carmicha at 5:26 PM on October 8, 2014 [9 favorites]
The Gwyneth Poultry
posted by vitabellosi at 5:30 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by vitabellosi at 5:30 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
Coopacabana
posted by Room 641-A at 5:38 PM on October 8, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by Room 641-A at 5:38 PM on October 8, 2014 [4 favorites]
Beak House.
posted by gatorae at 5:41 PM on October 8, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by gatorae at 5:41 PM on October 8, 2014 [6 favorites]
Cackleberry Manor
Feet-n-Feathers
Come Home to Roost
Chateau Sans Coq
Coop de Grace
Coop d'Etat
Coop de Foudre
(But really, I love La Cage Aux Fowls. Excellent work, carmicha!)
posted by MonkeyToes at 5:41 PM on October 8, 2014
Feet-n-Feathers
Come Home to Roost
Chateau Sans Coq
Coop de Grace
Coop d'Etat
Coop de Foudre
(But really, I love La Cage Aux Fowls. Excellent work, carmicha!)
posted by MonkeyToes at 5:41 PM on October 8, 2014
Beak House
posted by drlith at 5:42 PM on October 8, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by drlith at 5:42 PM on October 8, 2014 [2 favorites]
Pollo Palace
posted by mollymayhem at 6:20 PM on October 8, 2014
posted by mollymayhem at 6:20 PM on October 8, 2014
Coop Dreams
There Ain't nobody here...
cluckhalla
Waldorf Eggstoria
pitch perchfect
It was the best of times, it was the roost of times.
Edited to add:Fowlopian brood
Fowltopia
Fowlty Towers.
posted by Cold Lurkey at 6:38 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
There Ain't nobody here...
cluckhalla
Waldorf Eggstoria
pitch perchfect
It was the best of times, it was the roost of times.
Edited to add:Fowlopian brood
Fowltopia
Fowlty Towers.
posted by Cold Lurkey at 6:38 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
Star Trek: Henterprise
The Hentrepeneur
posted by vitabellosi at 6:45 PM on October 8, 2014 [5 favorites]
The Hentrepeneur
posted by vitabellosi at 6:45 PM on October 8, 2014 [5 favorites]
Best answer: The Nest Western
Motel Shell
Cooping Mechanism
Chick Magnate
The Sunny Side
posted by Iridic at 7:12 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
Motel Shell
Cooping Mechanism
Chick Magnate
The Sunny Side
posted by Iridic at 7:12 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
On my old coop the sign said:
Chick Inn.
Cute chicks. Cocktails.
posted by Floydd at 8:09 PM on October 8, 2014 [3 favorites]
Chick Inn.
Cute chicks. Cocktails.
posted by Floydd at 8:09 PM on October 8, 2014 [3 favorites]
Response by poster: Oh, my! These are good. It's going to be hard to narrow it down.
Keep 'em coming. Ya'll are cracking me up.
posted by BlueHorse at 8:09 PM on October 8, 2014
Keep 'em coming. Ya'll are cracking me up.
posted by BlueHorse at 8:09 PM on October 8, 2014
Cluxor
Cluckingham Palace
Best Nestern
Motel Chicks
Lays Inn
StoneHENge
Egg White House
Coop John B
Park Slope Food Coop
Cooper Union
posted by eponym at 8:10 PM on October 8, 2014 [4 favorites]
Cluckingham Palace
Best Nestern
Motel Chicks
Lays Inn
StoneHENge
Egg White House
Coop John B
Park Slope Food Coop
Cooper Union
posted by eponym at 8:10 PM on October 8, 2014 [4 favorites]
Are you going to eat these chickens or are they layers? What breed are they? It kind of sounds like they'll be pastured--will they? How many are there/will there be? Is this a chicken tractor or do they range freely (sans enclosure) during the day? All data that might nudge inspiration in a felicitous direction.
posted by bricoleur at 8:28 PM on October 8, 2014
posted by bricoleur at 8:28 PM on October 8, 2014
If you're a Lakers fan: Chick's Perch, Coop-a-loop
posted by Room 641-A at 8:29 PM on October 8, 2014
posted by Room 641-A at 8:29 PM on October 8, 2014
Cluck Shack, baby. Cluck Shack.
posted by deludingmyself at 1:45 AM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by deludingmyself at 1:45 AM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
Manderley. That way, you can be all dramatic and say, "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again…"
posted by headspace at 3:25 AM on October 9, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by headspace at 3:25 AM on October 9, 2014 [2 favorites]
Fowlton Abbey
posted by jbickers at 5:51 AM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by jbickers at 5:51 AM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
Mine is Coop de Ville (and I bought an original emblem from a Caddy off ebay to put on the coop - It's awesome)
My runner up was The EggPlant.
posted by Sophie1 at 8:40 AM on October 9, 2014 [2 favorites]
My runner up was The EggPlant.
posted by Sophie1 at 8:40 AM on October 9, 2014 [2 favorites]
Coop There It Is
posted by slogger at 9:37 AM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by slogger at 9:37 AM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
Coop de Grass
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 10:10 AM on October 9, 2014
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 10:10 AM on October 9, 2014
Chickén Itzá (on the off-chance you built your coop after the pattern of a Mayan step pyramid)
posted by Iridic at 10:44 AM on October 9, 2014
posted by Iridic at 10:44 AM on October 9, 2014
I-Hop (International House of Poultry)
posted by Room 641-A at 11:17 AM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Room 641-A at 11:17 AM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
Chook Nook
posted by sapere aude at 1:15 PM on October 9, 2014
posted by sapere aude at 1:15 PM on October 9, 2014
The Colonel's Place
posted by kindall at 2:47 PM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by kindall at 2:47 PM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
Whatever you choose, the theme song should be (with apologies to the Commodores):
It's a chick.... house. It's mighty mighty, lettin' hens lay about.
Etc.
posted by carmicha at 2:53 PM on October 9, 2014 [2 favorites]
It's a chick.... house. It's mighty mighty, lettin' hens lay about.
Etc.
posted by carmicha at 2:53 PM on October 9, 2014 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: The answers in this thread are just too, too funny.
Bricoleur, your overthinking a plate of ... fried eggs.
But FWIW, these are layers--Jersey Giants, with a JG rooster named Roopert. I'll be getting Buff Orpington chicks again next spring. The Jerseys are fun, but can't compete with the Buffs for personality, hardiness, and laying ability. The hen house is light green, and will have white and forest green trim. The coop is 10x20 bare ground under trees, and the chooks are let out during the day to range through the horse pens. Since most of the garden has been harvested, they're now allowed in there, also. With the exception of Roopert, they're not named or kept as pets, they're supposed to clean up the bugs and produce wonderful brown eggs.
I'm having trouble picking out just one answer. Will have to cogitate some on this. Keep 'em comin!
posted by BlueHorse at 6:26 PM on October 9, 2014
Bricoleur, your overthinking a plate of ... fried eggs.
But FWIW, these are layers--Jersey Giants, with a JG rooster named Roopert. I'll be getting Buff Orpington chicks again next spring. The Jerseys are fun, but can't compete with the Buffs for personality, hardiness, and laying ability. The hen house is light green, and will have white and forest green trim. The coop is 10x20 bare ground under trees, and the chooks are let out during the day to range through the horse pens. Since most of the garden has been harvested, they're now allowed in there, also. With the exception of Roopert, they're not named or kept as pets, they're supposed to clean up the bugs and produce wonderful brown eggs.
I'm having trouble picking out just one answer. Will have to cogitate some on this. Keep 'em comin!
posted by BlueHorse at 6:26 PM on October 9, 2014
If you have a rooster named Roopert and are going to have Buff Orpingtons and do not go with a Buffy joke for this chicken house, you... well, you have to.
Hellmouth is a little scary, but The Library is an option. Sunnydale or Sunnydale High. The Bronze. The Magic Box! The Watcher's Council! Other people probably have better Buffy puns than me!
posted by Lyn Never at 8:07 PM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
Hellmouth is a little scary, but The Library is an option. Sunnydale or Sunnydale High. The Bronze. The Magic Box! The Watcher's Council! Other people probably have better Buffy puns than me!
posted by Lyn Never at 8:07 PM on October 9, 2014 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: You guys are great. I'm going to go with Iridic's Nest Western, painted in yellow on a blue background. Instead of a crown, it will be a nest with a single egg above. Somehow seems fitting, with regard to the location and all.
Lyn Never, the whole Buffy thing really appealed to my oldest granddaughter. I alas, know little about the program as am not a fan.
posted by BlueHorse at 8:27 PM on October 12, 2014
Lyn Never, the whole Buffy thing really appealed to my oldest granddaughter. I alas, know little about the program as am not a fan.
posted by BlueHorse at 8:27 PM on October 12, 2014
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