up with the chickens

Awake at a particularly early hour, especially at or before sunrise (i.e., the hour when chickens wake). I'm sorry, but I have to get going. I have to be up with the chickens tomorrow. Ma is up with the chickens every day to prepare breakfast for the farmhands.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jephthah	JEF-thə (English)	Biblical
Collin	KAHL-in	English
Hoebaer	huy-BER	Limburgish
Meino	MIE-no (German, Dutch)	German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Yudel	-	Yiddish
Felicidade	-	Portuguese