The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  New to the forum Goto page Previous  1, 2          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers Author Message mojo Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10986 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:33 pm    Post subject: enjoyed the cricket result........but remember those long gone days when folks used skill not electrics to raise poultry..........eggs in a egg tray covered with a damp teacloth by the aga stove turned when you got up and when you went to bed.........eggs in a wooden lettuce box with a turf bottom which covered hot manure.....aaah those where the days when men were men and chickens were poultry................come on you senoir poultry persons dig deep for breeding memories of birds to show the youngsters( no comments alien) what it used to be like.......luv mojo Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:35 pm    Post subject: Ah.....when everything used to be in Black & White !! Back to top mojo Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10986 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:38 pm    Post subject: and youngsters showed respect for their elders Back to top leebarton Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 365 Location: Elgin, NE Scotland Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:41 pm    Post subject: Mojo, you should know what Knobby is like by now. And he is probably old enough to know better! Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:43 pm    Post subject: mojo wrote: and youngsters showed respect for their elders Yes, Sir I remember it well My Great Grandfather was premature when he was born in 1900 and they kept him in the oven (with the door open of course) until he was stronger. Back to top NannyP Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 11631 Location: 86310 Nr St Savin Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:47 pm    Post subject: Mark's Uncle you to piss his mother off by telling this story at his wedding. He told people he was born with broken wrists, hanging on for the wedding Mojo and Stamina could probably tell us how they hatched chicks during the Boar War Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:50 pm    Post subject: And NannyP, knew Florence Nightingale !!! Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:52 pm    Post subject: knobby wrote: And NannyP, knew Florence Nightingale !!! Florence's was Nanny's great niece Last edited by George on Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:10 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top NannyP Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 11631 Location: 86310 Nr St Savin Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:36 pm    Post subject: I'm not as old as that, surely Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:11 pm    Post subject: whoops sorry, I've edited for you Back to top deanojul67 Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 342 Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:18 pm    Post subject: MOJO Yup Cheers Mojo I Found that interesting, like u say though it must have taken some skill Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page Previous  1, 2 Page 2 of 2 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group