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More than a few universities and colleges have forsaken traditional team names and mascots based on birds, such as Eagles, Hawks, and Owls, for ones that are out of the ordinary. Here are four such schools and how their team nicknames, all based on different types of “birds,” came to be.
The University of Delaware Blue Hens
The University has been using “Blue Hens” ( and, unofficially, “Fighting Blue Hens”) as the name for its athletic teams since 1911. So, why would a school choose a moniker that seemingly does not portray physical prowess or strength? The answer is twofold, but simple: (1) Blue Hens have been associated with Delaware’s history for over 200 years and (2) they are not your usual breed of chicken.
One of the Delaware companies formed at the time of the American Revolution came from Kent County and was led by Captain John Caldwell, whose hobby was raising a tough type of blue plumaged bird known as the Kent County Blue Hen. This breed was known for its ferocity in cockfighting, a then popular and brutal “sport.“ When Caldwell’s men proved equally ferocious in military battle, they became known as the “Blue Hens’ Chickens.”
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