In the Spring of
the year Dewitt would make notes about work done in preparation for the arrival
of the new baby chicks. [May 13]
In the fall
there would be comments about selling off the old chickens, cleaning up the hen
house and putting chickens in for the winter. Some chores didn’t change between
1929 and 1979.
November 24 and
25, 1969 Leland took some feed to town for mash for chicks. I am taking down
fence around brooder house and range shelter. Cleaned out the brooder house and
range shelter.
November 13,
1978 Cleaning out the hen houses, getting ready to put the pullets in for the
winter.
November 29,
1979 We put 93 of the pullets in for the winter early this morning. We have 60
to go in the brooder house. Cleaned out the manure from the range shelter and
brooder house and under the barn where some of the pullets are going.
Dewitt’s Diary,
Monday, November 18, 1929
Began to rain
late yesterday and rain some all night and today.
I worked around
home all day.
Strong south
wind all day.
We put Rhode
Island Reds in the hen house tonight
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