A farm boy was delivering a group of chickens in a crate . He tripped and chickens got loose . He went all over the area ,trying to catch them all . He returned home sad . '' Pa'',he said ashamedly ,'' the chickens got loose out of the crate . But I did get 11 of 'em .'' Well son'', said his father ,''I'm proud of you . You left with 7.

Ooopsy....

I always thought chickens came in flocks! Check out tribe, then check out congress. If the shoe fits!!! Read below.

Cary

Animal Groups Type of Animals
Armory -Aardvarks
Army -Ants (Also Colony, Nest, or Swarm) or Caterpillars
Badelynge -Ducks (Also Brace, Bunch, Flock {When in flight}, Paddling, Raft or Team)
Battery -Barracuda or Chickens
Bed -Clams or Cockles
Bellowing -Bullfinches
Bevy -Quails
Bike -Bees (Also Cluster, Erst, Grist, Hive, Nest or Swarm-when in Flight)
Brace -Bucks (Also Clash or Leash) or Ducks (Also Badelynge, Bunch, Flock -{When in flight}, Paddling, Raft or Team)
Brood -Chickens ChicksBrood or Immature Turkeys
Bunch -Ducks (Also Badelynge, Brace, Flock {When in flight}, Paddling, Raft or Team)
Caravan -Camels (Also Flock, Herd or Trian)
Cartload -Chimpanzees
Cast -Hawks
Cete -Badgers
Chain -Bobolinks
Charm -Gold Fish
Chattering -Chicks
Chowder -Cats (Also Cluster, Clutter, Colony, Destruction-Wild Cats, Dout-Wild Cats, Glaring, Nuisance-House Cats or Pounce {Kendle, Kindle or Litter for Kittens})
Clowder -Gold Fish
Clash -Bucks (Also Brace or Leash)
Cletch -Chicks
Cloud -Bats (Also Colony) or Gnats
Cluster -Bees (Also Bike, Erst, Grist, Hive, Nest or Swarm-when in Flight) or Cats (Also Chowder, Clowder, Clutter, Colony, Destruction-Wild Cats, Dout-Wild Cats, Glaring, Nuisance-House Cats or Pounce {Kendle, Kindle or Litter for Kittens})
Clutch -Chickens or Chicks
Clutter -Cats (Also Chowder, Clowder, Cluster, Colony, Destruction-Wild Cats, Dout-Wild Cats, Glaring, Nuisance-House Cats or Pounce {Kendle, Kindle or Litter for Kittens})
Coalition -Cheetahs
Colony -Ants (Also Army, Nest, or Swarm), Bats (Also Cloud), Beavers (Also Family or Lodge), Cats (Also Chowder, Clowder, Cluster, Clutter, Destruction-Wild Cats, Dout-Wild Cats, Glaring, Nuisance-House Cats or Pounce {Kendle, Kindle or Litter for Kittens}) or Penguins
Congregation -Alligators or Young Birds-Any kind on the ground (Also Dissimulation)
Congress -Baboons (Also Flange, Tribe or Troop)
Covey -Partridges
Crash -Rhinoceroses
Crop -Turkeys
Destruction -Wild Cats (Also Chowder, Clowder, Cluster, Clutter, Colony, Dout-Wild Cats, Glaring, Nuisance-House Cats or Pounce {Kendle, Kindle or Litter for Kittens})
Dissimulation -Young Birds-Any kind on the ground (Also Congregation)
Dout Wild Cats (Also Chowder, Clowder, Cluster, Clutter, Colony, Destruction-Wild Cats, Glaring, Nuisance-House Cats or Pounce {Kendle, Kindle or Litter for Kittens})
Drift -Birds-Any kind when flying (Also Flight) or Hogs
Drove Asses (Also Pace or Herd), Bullocks or Cattle (Also Herd)
Duet -Turkeys
Dule -Doves
Erst -Bees (Also Bike, Cluster, Grist, Hive, Nest or Swarm-when in Flight)
Family -Beavers (Also Colony or Lodge)
Flange-Baboons (Also Congress, Tribe or Troop)
Fleet -Bass
Flight -Birds-Any Kind when flying (Also Drift) or Butterflies (Also Flutter, Kaleidoscope, Rabble or Rainbow)
Flock -Birds-Any Kind when on the ground or migrating (Also Parcel or Rush), Camels (Also Caravan, Herd or Train), Chickens, Ducks (Also Badelynge, Brace, Bunch, Paddling, Raft or Team) Goats, Sheep or Turkeys
Flutter -Butterflies (Also Flight, Kaleidoscope, Rabble or Rainbow)
Gaggle -Geese (Also Skein)
Gang -Buffalo (Also Herd, Obstinancy or Troop), Elk or Turkeys
Grind -Blackfish
Grist -Bees (Also Bike, Cluster, Erst, Hive, Nest or Swarm-when in Flight)
Herd -Antelopes, Asses (Also Pace or Drove), Boars (Also Singular or Sounder), Buffalo (Also Gang, Obstinancy or Troop), Camels (Also Flock, Herd or Train), Caribou, Cattle (Also Drove), Chamois, Chinchillas, Elephants or Elk
Hive -Bees (Also Bike, Cluster, Erst, Grist, Nest or Swarm-when in Flight)
Host -Angel Fish
Intrusion -Cockroaches
Kaleidoscope -Butterflies (Also Flight, Flutter, Rabble or Rainbow)
Kendle -Kittens (Also Kindle or Litter) For Cats see Chowder, Clowder, Cluster, Clutter, Colony, Destruction-Wild Cats, Dout-Wild Cats, Glaring, Nuisance-House Cats or Pounce
Kindle -Kittens (Also Kendle or Litter) For Cats see Chowder, Clowder, Cluster, Clutter, Colony, Destruction-Wild Cats, Dout-Wild Cats, Glaring, Nuisance-House Cats or Pounce
Knot -Toads
Lap -Cod
Leash -Bucks (Also Brace or Clash) or Foxes
Litter -Kittens (Also Kendle or Kindle) For Cats see Chowder, Clowder, Cluster, Clutter, Colony, Destruction-Wild Cats, Dout-Wild Cats, Glaring, Nuisance-House Cats or Pounce
Lodge -Beavers (Also Colony or Family)
Lounge -Lizards
Mob -Kangaroos
Murder -Crows or Ravens
Mute -Hounds
Nest -Ants (Also Army, Colony, or Swarm), Bees (Also Bike, Cluster, Erst, Grist, Hive or Swarm-when in Flight), Caterpillars, Chicks or Vipers
Nide -Pheasants
Nuisance -House Cats (Also Chowder, Clowder, Cluster, Clutter, Colony, Destruction-Wild Cats, Dout-Wild Cats, Glaring or Pounce {Kendle, Kindle or Litter for Kittens})
Obstinancy -Buffalo (Also Gang, Herd or Troop)
Pace -Asses (Also Herd or Drove)
Pack -Dogs, Polar Bears or Wolves
Paddling -Ducks (Also Badelynge, Brace, Bunch, Flock {When in flight}, Raft or Team
Parcel -Birds-Any kind migrating (Also Flock or Rush), Chickens or Hogs
Parliament -Owls
Passel -Hogs
Peep -Chickens
Platoon -Lobsters
Pod -Dolphins or Whales
Posse -Turkeys
Pounce -House Cats (Also Chowder, Clowder, Cluster, Clutter, Colony, Destruction-Wild Cats, Dout-Wild Cats, Glaring or Nuisance-House Cats {Kendle, Kindle or Litter for Kittens})
Pride -Lions
Quiver -Cobrass
Rabble -Butterflies (Also Flight, Flutter, Kaleidoscope or Rainbow)
Race -Colts
Raffle -Turkeys
Raft -Ducks (Also Badelynge, Brace, Bunch, Flock (When in flight), Paddling or Team)
Rafter -Turkeys
Rag -Colts
Rainbow -Butterflies (Also Flight, Flutter, Kaleidoscope or Rabble)
Rake -Colts
Rush -Birds-Any kind migrating (Also Flock or Parcel)
School -Fish
Sedge -Bitterns (Also Siege) or Cranes
Shoal -Bass
Shrewdness -Apes (Also Troop)
Siege -Bitterns (Also Sedge)
Singular -Bitterns (Also Sedge) or Boars (Also Herd or Sounder)
Skein -Geese (Also Gaggle)
Sleuth -Bears
Sloth -Bears
Sounder -Boars (Also Herd or Singular), Pigs or Swine
Span -Mules
Spring T-eals
Sute -Bloodhounds
Swarm -Ants (Also Army, Colony or Nest), Bees-when in Flight (Also Bike, Cluster, Erst, Grist, Hive or Nest) or Flying Insects
Team -Ducks (Also Badelynge, Brace, Bunch, Flock (When in flight), Paddling or Raft)
Train -Camels (Also Caravan, Flock or Herd)
Tribe -Baboons (Also Congress, Flange or Troop) or Goats
Troop -Apes (Also Shrewdness), Baboons (Also Congress, Flange or Tribe) or Buffalo (Also Gang, Herd or Obstinancy)
Volery -Birds-In an aviary (Also Volley)
Volley -Birds-In an aviary (Also Volery)
Wake -Buzzards

My heads spinning

I always that a "brace" was a pair of pistols [revolvers]...And I didn't see "horses" mentioned either...List is definitely incomplete...Do it over OntheLasGallinas [Cary]....

Hey, if I add any more to that list, I may just glaze over and become null and void!! Too much information over load.

Cary

OntheLasGallinas wrote:

Cletch -Chicks

I always thought that was "clutch" and it applied to eggs, not chicks.

Hmmm. It appears that "clutch" applies to chicks and eggs:
www.yourdictionary.com/clutch

Cary,

Can you find it in reverse?

Instead of group-critter, critter-group...

A Nut of hunters.. hmm that don't sound well..

Tribe and congress are still the ones that tickle me. Of course I'm easily entertained.

Cary

Evidently...Yer on here...

Hey Bushy...for horses we call them a Mob, same as kangaroos.

Good list Cary....a lot I've never heard of.

Cheers, Vince

Great list!! Are your eyes crossed now?? Thanks for the list, I will use it.

I always get in trouble when I ask to go crow hunting because I say : Can I top off 5 +1 and go after the murder ?