[Haylo-peapod]

Yes, hands up, we're guilty of naming the animals too. The only exception being the ram lambs.

Saying that, we do have an 'unplanned' wether that's named. Maybe not unusual to have a neamed wether but why 'unplanned' you ask? WELL, a few years back one of our favourite ewes, Edie, had to be put down when her lamb was 2 months old. Whilst the vet was there he happened to call the lamb Edison ('Ed(ie's-)son').
Consequently any plans for that poor young orphan lamb to go off to the butchers ended there and then. Anyhow, after a bit of a sad and lonely lambhood, Edison eventually found his calling - he's not interested in keeping the ram company but instead looks after our ewe lambs when they get weaned. He loves his job and wouldn't have it any other way. I'm sure Edie's looking down on him with a smile on her face.

[princesspiggy]

my daughter has named our meat weaner Humble PrInce Herbert. and as we usually thank whoever we are eating - that will be a bit of a mouthful - excuse the pun! 

[cooped-up]

. Except Hector the cockerel, and Indy and Wibbly Wobbly (two slightly disabled hens). Oh, and Minty, the Copper Black Maran. And Ada and Olive the two White Leghorns, but none of the others.

  We name all of our hens and are glad that the ones we sold are maintaining that. 

[grumpsgarden]

we name all ours but the birds ive wilbur the big my daughter hand read , tara a pink big ,tiny tim hes soon going to a new home with b1tch , then thers the goats ive got rosey and dim, nerus and bluebell then we got daffidel and dandy and bliss and blossim and our sheep weve got mavis,jane,flo,april,millie,mary,alice, lidya delilia,weedy cant rember the others, then the dog ernie and my dog baby, think thats it kids will tell me the rest of there names tomorrow lol and yes i do call them by name as well

[SallyintNorth]

We've been waiting on a calf to get born; a Limi bull on a Limi-X cow.  The bull is Ronick Cosmos, so I was anticipating the calf would get called Ronny or Cosmo.

Yesterday was 16 days overdue.  She made a start, but desultory, so we got the vet, who gave her get-on-with-it meds and said it would be within the next 24 hours.

None of us was surprised when we called the vet back this morning, and we all agreed the calf was too big for the normal exit.

He is a strapping great calf, but due to his mode of arrival he is to be known as Side Door.

[Sylvia]

I gave in to a grand-daughters pleading and she now has a 12 week old Kunekune named Choochabella Pink Ear

[NormandyMary]

My car is a Suzuki Grand Vitara, and he is called "Big Boy" and has been from the day I got him. It was all down to someone I used to go to the park and ride with who had just got an Audi TT. She named it Baby Boy. So when I got car it had to be Big Boy, as when they were side by side in the carpark it was little and large!!

I dread the day I have to get rid of him, I just love driving him, and he's SO easy to park!!

[danielwt]

I would only name pets! dogs, cats, some others. But no farm animals that are killed.

[feldar]

We used to name the lambs but we have so many now its just not possible. The pedigree tups are named and some favourite old ewes.
I will never foget our young son doing young handler at our county show, his show coat came down to his ankles and he took our biggest ram lamb in the ring. That lamb pulled him from pillar to post.
A few months later cause the ram wasn't that good we put him in the freezer. We were having lamb for Sunday lunch one day and my OH happened to say," this is really nice is it Tiny Tim?" imediately our Son said "  Tiny Tim ?  great  payback time " and he tucked to his dinner!!

[Lesley Silvester]

We've been waiting on a calf to get born; a Limi bull on a Limi-X cow.  The bull is Ronick Cosmos, so I was anticipating the calf would get called Ronny or Cosmo.

Yesterday was 16 days overdue.  She made a start, but desultory, so we got the vet, who gave her get-on-with-it meds and said it would be within the next 24 hours.

None of us was surprised when we called the vet back this morning, and we all agreed the calf was too big for the normal exit.

He is a strapping great calf, but due to his mode of arrival he is to be known as Side Door.

 

We used to name the lambs but we have so many now its just not possible. The pedigree tups are named and some favourite old ewes.
I will never foget our young son doing young handler at our county show, his show coat came down to his ankles and he took our biggest ram lamb in the ring. That lamb pulled him from pillar to post.
A few months later cause the ram wasn't that good we put him in the freezer. We were having lamb for Sunday lunch one day and my OH happened to say," this is really nice is it Tiny Tim?" imediately our Son said "  Tiny Tim ?  great  payback time " and he tucked to his dinner!!

 

[bazzais]

I dont feel half as mad as before reading this thread.

Side door - that literal name  - the kind I give too