The Chicken Coop

child with rabbit and chicken circa. 1920

Lawrence Lucas holding rabbit with chicken looking on - circa. 1920

My fondness for chickens started when I was about 9 years old. I think Dad always liked chickens, too. When we moved to Oak Harbor, Ohio in 1970, there was an old chicken coop already on the farm. So Dad put it to good use right away. We had around 100 Leghorns at any given time. He would buy them from the Lindsey Hatchery as 20 week old pullets - ready to lay. I also remember someone giving us some Banty chickens one time. I remember them being small but they could be quite mean - especially the rooster.

Our Chicken Coop

Many changes took place at the family farm after Dad's passing in 2002. The farm was sold and the old chicken coop is long gone. Luckily, I took some pics before they tore it down.

East side

Back and West side

I know it don't look like much but functioned very well for many years. The ceilings were low so you had to kinda bend over a bit when walking around in it. I liked the design so well that I plan on modelling my coop after it... with higher ceilings!

North side - Front

John holding Eggy - around 1972

Eggy

There was one hen who took a liking to me. She would run to see me every time I opened the coop door. I took a red marker and put a small mark on her back so I could tell it was her. I'm not sure whatever happened to Eggy... I guess I'll try not to think about that.

Chicken Signs & Such

Tri-County Poultry

This little metal aluminum sign from the Tri-County Poultry Protective Assn. has been in the family for many years - found in the bottom of a drawer. I have never heard any other mention of the organization. I would assume it refers to 3 counties in the NW Ohio area. If you know anything about it, please let me know.

Naw, we don't have chickens on our farm yet, but we're working on it!

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