Chicken Keeping the Old Way
Poultry Illustrations Two
Duckwing Game, Pile Game, Grey Dorkings & Black-Red
Game in the third plate and Buff Leghorn, Minorcan and Brown Leghorn
in the fourth plate.
Some time ago I bought the chicken
masters package of downloadable
books of chicken keeping from the old days. I thought some of the
information in there was worth reproducing here. The illustrations
are beautiful in their own right so - just enjoy!
These illustrations are from the 1899 edition of The Practical
Poultry Keeper, orginally published in 1867.
Plate Three
Duckwing Game, Pile Game, Grey Dorkings & Black-Red Game
Plate Four
Buff Leghorn, Minorcan and Brown Leghorn
Chicken Keeping from the Old Days
Poultry Pictures Set One:
White Wyandotte, Plymouth Rocks and Golden Wyandotte in the first
plate, Cochins, Dark Brahmas, Malays in the second.
Poultry Illustrations Set 1
Poultry Pictures Set Two
Duckwing Game, Pile Game, Grey Dorkings & Black-Red Game in
the third plate and Buff Leghorn, Minorcan and Brown Leghorn in the
fourth plate.
Poultry Illustrations Set 2
Poultry Pictures Set Three
Various Hamburghs in the fifth plate (some of the description is
lost) and Golden Spangled Polish, Spanish and White-Crested Black
Polish Hens in the sixth. The Polish look just like Edwardian ladies
in their fancy hats, out for a stroll.
Poultry Illustrations Set 3
Poultry Pictures Set Four
The seventh plate is described as French Fowls although they look
more like they're from another planet! The eighth plate is a selection
of bantams, including Silver Sebright, Golden Sebright and Japanese
Poultry Illustrations Set 4
Old Chicken Keeping Photos Set Five
The ninth plate is a lovely black and white photo of a child with
some chicks from another book in the collection and the last plate
shows a DIY chicken coop made from piano boxes.
Old Chicken Keeping Photos Set Five
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