This Is Not The Way Grandma Did It.

[Onna]

This is not the way Grandma did it.​

If my Grandma were living today she would say I was just being silly. In her day raising Chickens was a way of putting food on the table, selling eggs to buy the children shoes and making pillows out of their feathers. Today We name them Bubbles and Squeak , pamper them with treats and house them in a warm coop for the winter.
I live in the country where a Roosters crow is welcomed, hens run free in the yard and the barn is were the Chicken house is. My Peeps are pets as I am a Vegetarian. How ever when I was young, many a Sunday dinner started with Grandma in the back yard,

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two chickens, one in each hand a quick ringing of the neck and fried Chicken, biscuits and gravy was soon on the table.

Grandma lived and saw many things in her time, but never a Pampered Chicken. How I wish she could see the world as it is today. Cute chicken coops in the back yards of city people, would make her laugh. I do love to see people enjoying their chickens. I find my self wanting to join in on the fun and creativity, building or painting something whimsical in the chicken house. But what do you do when you already have a hen house in the barn?

Build a nest box, I thought to my self. And get your creative juices flowing. So that's just what I did. I asked my husband Joe if he would build me a nesting box, he said draw up the plains and I'll put hammer to nail. The box is 48" X 24" X 16". Here is a picture of the nest box when he was done.

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After many days of paint and time, I was able to put my creative juices to rest. Here is the finished Nesting Box.

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Time has marched on. Grandma never knew the joys of having chickens just for fun. She would have said, the life your living is the gift I gave to you, for I wanted you to have a better life then mine. And I do. I believe my Grandma, if she were here, would laugh with me and be glad that my life was not as hard as hers. Thank you Grandma for teaching me about chickens and for your love.

Grandma was born in 1889
and I miss her smile.

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[ladychicken&Ducklover]

What a fun trip down memory lane !
We may have the same Grandma .

The nest box is a beautiful work of art and display of talent in painting.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane .

 

[theoldchick]

Now, that's a nest box!

 

[Chicken Frenzie]

Wow.. you're really a good artist! =) Very sweet!

 

[CGinJCMO]

I don't know if any of my grandmas or great grandmas had chickens...it's possible, but they never told stories of chickens. You make me miss my grandmas.

Glad you found an outlet for your creative juices. You are a good artist. I'll have to think about doing something to my coop (if it ever gets finished and the base coat on).

CG

 

[Eggnog101]

What a creative nesting box! You did such a great job painting it!

 

[DianaMallory]

Thank you for sharing! Wow did you stir the memories! I remember an old crate turned on it's side and an old pot belly stove with no door on it stuffed with a straw nest. And boy do I miss my grandma's fried chicken!

 

[Kylling]

Aw! Thanks for posting this! <3
Made me miss my grandmother. ^_^

Wonderful job on the nesting box, by the way.

 

[Buddyfarm11]

I Feel You On This Post

Same Here My Parents Want To Eat My Chickens But Don't Understand How Time Has Changed Now I have Buff Brahma Cockerel That A lot Of People Keep Saying That We Should Kill Him To Eat Him But I Keep Telling Them No!! In Mexico My Dad Used To Raise Chickens To Eat But Here In The U.S. It's Different It Just Seems So Wrong To Take Away an Innocent Animals Life Just To Eat It I Wouldn't Do It People In The Old Days Like Your Grandma Used Different Traditions They Raced Chickens To Kill Them But Now With a lot Of Chickens That Are Friendly You Kind Of Adopt Them As Your Pets Good Post I'm Living The Same Thing as You Even Though I am Not a Vegetarian

Here's a Picture Of My Buff Brahma Cockerel His My Favorite Even Though a Lot Of People Want To Eat Him They Have To Go Through Me