Back in the chicken business

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Years ago, my husband was raising chickens. We had enough eggs to supply our home, my parent's home, and our grown kids. Then when my parent's health started deteriorating, among other family issues, we just didn't have time to devote to farming. We gave up our little garden. We kept feeding the chickens long after they quit laying eggs. They just became pets, but when the last one died, we didn't get anymore. After a two year break, we have decided to get back into raising hens. We got six. We are going to keep it smaller than before. They were so tiny when we got them and in two weeks they have doubled in size. Their breed is Isa Brown. I am attached already. I have all six named: Abigail, Mercy, Betsy, Wheatley, Sybil, and Molly. Does anyone have any idea where I got their names?