Hens of the past (1900s) had no regular access to essential commodities such as water and feed- this severely limited their egg-laying rate and also the size which they grew.
The chicken wasn’t considered a necessary ‘livestock’ animal on the farm. The meat was only eaten on very special occasions and eggs were a luxury.
Today, we will look back at the Humble Homestead Hen over the years and see how her lot has improved.
One of my old hens was attacked by a eagle a few weeks ago, she was dropped back to earth from about 30 feet, lucky she landed in a Vinyard what broke her fall, with some tlc she made a full recovery.
ReplyDelete**Refrigerators were invented in 1950**
ReplyDeleteBullshit. I had a perfectly good working refrigerator that had a metal label *Christmas 1941*
William C. Durant started the Frigidaire Company to mass-produce refrigerators in 1918
In 1927 General Electric introduced the “Monitor-Top,” which became the first refrigerator to see widespread use – more than a million units were produced.
"Hens of the past had no regular access to essential commodities such as water and feed"
ReplyDelete- Then how did they stay alive?
"The meat was only eaten on very special occasions and eggs were a luxury."
- What utter nonsense. Chickens have always been kept for food & eggs. Why else would you keep them? They damn sure weren't prestige pets.
As an old fart who spent summers on grandma's farm, I can't stop laughing at this silliness. The writer must have grown up in NYC and never saw a live chicken.
Ken
ReplyDeleteThere is a Chicken Daddy calendar on the market. There is a guy in the Daisy Duke edition that looks a lot like you. Did you pose for the calendar?