My chickens aren't ladies

Mine tend to be called Ladies or Aunties - they were named after my partner's 3 Great Aunts from London - Bess, Gladys and Doll.... so they are called the Aunties by our friends.  

I named three of my girls after my mothers' aunties: Sylvia, Phoebe and Elsie.  Elsie was also the name of my partner's grandmother who ran a chicken farm until the 1920s so that was also appropriate.

I didn't know how my mother would react to having chickens named after her aunties but when I told her, she just pointed out that I had missed one!  My next chicken will have to be named Isobel.   

My partner banned me from naming chickens after his (still living) aunties.  But Gladys, Betty and Gwendoline are perfect chicken names!  I'm glad you have a Gladys.