Before tearing the old frame house down four years ago, we looked in the attic for "treasures". Not much there but we did find two small chicken incubators which we stuck in the barn. If the decal on the front of the smaller one is accurate, the incubator is about 100 years old. By the time I was around and visiting the farm, my grandparents had much larger incubators that could hold 100 chickens. (One time when I was about 8 or 9, I got the "pleasure" of "helping" to transfer the maturing chicks to the big hen house. This consisted of grabbing two chickens in each hand by the legs and carrying them squawking about 100 yards to their new abode.)
Anyway, I finally got around to finding someone that will add legs to the old incubators and turn them into tables for the old house. I saw the same type of things in an antique store around Bandera and the tables were selling for $500. I hope they turn out well.
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Country girl that I am, I also remember catching chickens, we used a long wire with a hook on it to catch their legs. Funniest thing, my sister Jane built a coffee table for their summer porch out of a chicken crate, the one with the lid on the top. It is really fun and she saw one like it in a shop as well. Guess you never really take the farm out of the girl.
Posted by Elaine | July 20, 2004 8:09 PM
Posted on July 20, 2004 20:09
Good job, Mom! I know that's been on your to-do list for quite some time. Also, I have gained more insight into why you detest chickens so much.
Posted by Elizabeth | July 8, 2004 9:07 AM
Posted on July 8, 2004 09:07