tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post5071963291147111933..comments2023-11-12T11:31:23.535-05:00Comments on My Five Men: The Chicken WatererBetsy Brockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-40726544456556164352017-05-07T18:24:22.675-04:002017-05-07T18:24:22.675-04:00Well, there's a novel idea! :)Well, there's a novel idea! :)Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-78027717951567775902017-05-07T18:15:48.365-04:002017-05-07T18:15:48.365-04:00Oh yes...if only!
You know MUCH more about these ...Oh yes...if only!<br /><br />You know MUCH more about these things than me! I would have loved growing up on a farm...somehow I missed my calling there.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-30251023191315484492017-05-07T18:14:48.895-04:002017-05-07T18:14:48.895-04:00Isn't it? So many funny stories about how I l...Isn't it? So many funny stories about how I learned the country ways....Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-27283821996399082362017-05-07T18:14:13.736-04:002017-05-07T18:14:13.736-04:00I would love to have chicks! But we can't hav...I would love to have chicks! But we can't have them inside the village limits. And besides...can you see my cats with chicks? They are bird hunters already....wouldn't be good! haha.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-49075370606515856492017-05-07T18:13:19.891-04:002017-05-07T18:13:19.891-04:00Hope you can find your old waterer and display it ...Hope you can find your old waterer and display it some how. Maybe with your marble collection!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-79073483386506298742017-05-07T18:12:33.013-04:002017-05-07T18:12:33.013-04:00Isn't that interesting that some who kept eggs...Isn't that interesting that some who kept eggs knew about them and some didn't? Even on other sides of the world.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-24189112873979102862017-05-07T18:11:55.319-04:002017-05-07T18:11:55.319-04:00I have a feeling the chickens that fussed about th...I have a feeling the chickens that fussed about the egg gathering were the ones that<br />inspired the decoys! haha. Nobody wants to gather eggs at their own peril! haha.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-24448931859142922532017-05-07T18:10:55.431-04:002017-05-07T18:10:55.431-04:00Pretty neat trick
to make them lay lickety split!Pretty neat trick<br />to make them lay lickety split!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-66743315326458823522017-05-07T18:04:47.476-04:002017-05-07T18:04:47.476-04:00What a fun thing to remember about your childhood!...What a fun thing to remember about your childhood! love that!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-70011095800475625152017-05-07T18:04:23.676-04:002017-05-07T18:04:23.676-04:00hahahaha....exactly! Maybe she wanted her eggs ba...hahahaha....exactly! Maybe she wanted her eggs back. haha.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-54935728022054580512017-05-07T18:03:50.751-04:002017-05-07T18:03:50.751-04:00Well, I know exactly what a cowrie shell is! That...Well, I know exactly what a cowrie shell is! That's perfect!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-43247545387218701452017-05-07T18:03:22.630-04:002017-05-07T18:03:22.630-04:00Isn't that fun? A nod to the country life!Isn't that fun? A nod to the country life!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-7227557040361946642017-05-07T16:27:19.486-04:002017-05-07T16:27:19.486-04:00I love those old jars, and the baby biddies circle...I love those old jars, and the baby biddies circled round to drink. Those and the long pierced-top feeders with just enough room in each space for a hungry little head---I can just smell the crushed-corn "chops" and the dry dusty feathery scent of a hen-house right now. <br /><br />Gathering eggs, you'd have to lift each one, hefting it to measure its weight, so you'd leave the china one in the nest, for they were all equally warm. Its oddly dumb and endearing, all at once, that the mama hen will adopt cold glass and tend it as if it were her own.<br /><br />Would that some families would be as receptive.<br /><br />rachelRachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-3742548602258679642017-05-06T18:38:22.289-04:002017-05-06T18:38:22.289-04:00Very interesting about the decoy eggs.Very interesting about the decoy eggs.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-28570218026352906762017-05-06T18:27:10.963-04:002017-05-06T18:27:10.963-04:00My niece and also good friends of ours raise chick...My niece and also good friends of ours raise chickens. I've learned a lot from them. We now eat multi colored eggs. Let me know if you need chicks. 😉Anita Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581280313136512145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-47571390558264387112017-05-06T18:15:59.467-04:002017-05-06T18:15:59.467-04:00Having older friends who lived on a farm south of ...Having older friends who lived on a farm south of us, I did see their white nesting eggs and had one in my possession for a while. We had glass chicken waterers and I hope that it got moved with my things to the new place. I never thought about decorating with it but I sure have fruit jars that will work with it. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-75052965313935962522017-05-06T09:51:46.836-04:002017-05-06T09:51:46.836-04:00I remember filling these with my granddad when I w...I remember filling these with my granddad when I was a little girl. I had never hear about those decoy eggs though, very interesting. Arlene Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845514896764280013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-59134110625639187392017-05-06T09:14:41.980-04:002017-05-06T09:14:41.980-04:00You have picked up a lot about farm life! We had ...You have picked up a lot about farm life! We had one brown speckled hen who NEEDED those fake eggs. She would HURT YOU if she thought her eggs were gone. None of the others seemed to care one way or another. I always admired her fierceness to protect her eggs/family. ;) But, did NOT like her wrath as a child. LOL! blessings ~ tanna<br />ps you've made standard farm equipment beautiful decor. Tannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484104973009411729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-32120505420589460152017-05-06T08:31:01.830-04:002017-05-06T08:31:01.830-04:00When someone calls you a chicken
They may mean yo...When someone calls you a chicken <br />They may mean you have lots of chicken knowledge for brain pickin'<br />Never knew the fake egg swap<br />As out it causes more to plopPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-39756692335348745902017-05-06T06:25:23.018-04:002017-05-06T06:25:23.018-04:00Your post reminds me of childhood. My grandparents...Your post reminds me of childhood. My grandparents kept a few chickens and I remember the ceramic eggs in their nesting boxes. You're very clever at repurposing things attractively. jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-23754309776556766362017-05-06T05:09:47.099-04:002017-05-06T05:09:47.099-04:00I know you can't have real livestock in the su...I know you can't have real livestock in the suburbs because of the smell and noise (The chickens would soon get used to that anyway!). I meant get some ceramic chicks.Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163819196303858927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-30440101229069126582017-05-06T05:04:00.642-04:002017-05-06T05:04:00.642-04:00How about The Mister building a chicken run, get s...How about The Mister building a chicken run, get some chickens, put some water in it, and display it in there? Now there's a novel idea! No need to thank me. Ha!Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163819196303858927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-76154511084841260792017-05-06T02:38:15.596-04:002017-05-06T02:38:15.596-04:00Why did the chicken cross the road?
To get to the ...Why did the chicken cross the road?<br />To get to the auction where Betsy was bidding!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142575674955197569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-2866579245508328302017-05-06T02:03:01.170-04:002017-05-06T02:03:01.170-04:00I only learned about these things after marrying m...I only learned about these things after marrying my farmer husband and we started raising chickens when the kids were young! We didn't have any glass eggs, but did have an egg-sized <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bahamas4kids.com%2Fimages%2Ftiger-cowrie.gif&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bahamas4kids.com%2Fshells%2Fcowries.html&docid=3MWJuYTnoD1wpM&tbnid=HaXaMNLlS9JfoM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwj9s9fYytrTAhUp4YMKHU1UDT44rAIQMwgcKBowGg..i&w=400&h=300&bih=613&biw=991&q=seashell%20identification&ved=0ahUKEwj9s9fYytrTAhUp4YMKHU1UDT44rAIQMwgcKBowGg&iact=mrc&uact=8" rel="nofollow">cowrie shell</a> in one of the nesting boxes.joekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-32679504217466891412017-05-06T01:27:26.283-04:002017-05-06T01:27:26.283-04:00Hi Betsy - farmers et al are inventive, while you ...Hi Betsy - farmers et al are inventive, while you are creative ... wonderful to see ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com