Thursday, May 8, 2008

I Want a Chicken....


This has been...a week. Rain, nasty..wind...tornado watches everywhere. Scary. I pop the television on here at work and there's SO many things happening..Everywhere!! Horrible weather, sink holes, cyclones.....A Million people displaced....A Million!!! My mind can't wrap around that number! So much......I want a chicken....
When I was little...Ten yrs old, we lived on a farm. One hundred acres of farmland, fields of corn, cows, horses, turkeys, pet skunks, pet crows...and chickens. I use to gather the hen eggs from the hen house. Every time I opened the swinging door the chickens would start clucking and fussing; giving me "the eye"...I'd reach in each nest and gently feel for eggs. Sometimes there'd still be a hen sitting on the nest....she'd squawk, but I'd get the egg! I would sometimes wonder why I had to Always be the one to gather the eggs....It was hot in there during the summer and I'd dread...going in. If the rooster was Anywhere around he'd take a good run at me with those dreaded spurs they have....Gads, between running from the roosters and getting pecked by the hens, I truly felt this was the lowest "job" that my Mom could have given me...punishment for Something....I pop on the TV.... I miss the hen house....I miss the warmth and safety...... of that old hen house...

26 comments:

jenn said...

Hubby wants to get some chickens. You make it sound like lots of fun for the kiddo's! LOL!

Donna said...

Jenn- LOL...Trust me!! When you've been chased by a rooster...you've been CHASED!! Get the chickens....hughugs

Mary Isabella and Kiley too! said...

We had chickens when I was growing up. This one rooster we had chased us every time we went to gather the eggs. But after a while we made a fun game of it. I loved those chickens. If you can and want get the chickens and have fun.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

My grandma had chickens when I was little, and I was scared to death of those things! They wouldn't let me hunt eggs, but mostly because a lot of the nests were through the pig pens. And the pigs scared me even more than the chickens!

Sally said...

I want a chicken too! :) Heck, I'd even settle for an outhouse; this world is going crazy; the weather, the awful news. It is sad, but we have to keep on keeping on the best we can. (HUGS)

JunieRose2005 said...

Oh!! I love chickens!! We had them when I was a kid.

..then Charles and I had them when we moved here from Miami about 20 years ago. I haven't had any in the past few years tho. It just got too sad for me -having them get caught by hawks...and all the other ways they had of dying! :( lol-I have some chicken stories scattered through my blog. :)


Junie

Anvilcloud said...

As a kid, you would have never believed that you'd miss it, eh?

Christine said...

Ah! My Aunt had goats and chickens and she used to send me out to gather eggs. My favorite goat wound up head butting the rooster away from me after one particularly nasty chase that ended too close to him. I loved that goat!

Brit. (lille meg) said...
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Brit. (lille meg) said...

Oh, do you have mothers day now?
I wish you a happy day then!
And I hope you get your chicken.

I wish you a blessed weekend!

Gordon said...

Brought back memories; we had chickens too.

Donna said...

Mary- LOL...I'd love to have one again, but there's no where to put one!! Darn!...hughugs


Jazzi- LOL!! The pigs Would try to get 'ya as Well!! We had those as well!hughugs


Sally- You Said it Girl!! And I think this is only the beginning!hughugs

Donna said...

Junie- I know, I can't stand the fact that they end up getting caught by Something!!hughugs


AC- Never, Never, Never!!!LOL...That henhouse sounds wonderful about now!!hughugs


Christine- What a WONDERFUL friend to have in the barnyard!!!LOL..hughugs


Lille- Yes! Our Mothers Day is this Sunday, the 11th. LOL...Alas, no chicken!!hughugs


Gordon- Wonderful ones, I hope!!!hughugs

Donna said...

The only chicken I want is my funky metal chicken, LOL! You're braver than me!

Donna said...

Donna- LOL...Not really!! That old henhouse just would feel Good about now!!hughugs

Unknown said...

Do you really want a chicken???? LOL I heard they can be mean. But I bet the eggs taste great. The weather stuff is so scary, the numbers they are saying are unbelievable and so sad. Stay safe and have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Brenda said...

Grandma had friendly roosters and hens so I didn't mind gathering the eggs but that old Tom Turkey sure whipped my young a** more than a few times. He'd watch under the house for our feet to step off the porch and then he'd come running.

JunieRose2005 said...

Hi again, Donna,


:) since we're on the subject of chickens... I searched and found this early post about a pet hen I had!
Hope you enjoy it! :)

http://juniesplace.blogspot.com/search?q=Lovey-Dovey


Junie Rose

Anonymous said...

Do you remember when the red rooster chased mom, you, and I up on the back porch one day after school, when we lived in travis? I remember mom grabing him by the neck, and he went flying across the yard! He walked funny for about a half hour after that! Mon also had about 300 chickens on that farm, along with many other animals. Fun times! your sister

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Donna said...

LOLOLOL......TOO FUNNY and I remember!!! Love you!!

Donna said...

Joan- Not really! I just miss the Feel of that henhouse...safe!lol...hughugs


Brenda- Yeah, we had Toms to!!! Mean as could be!...I Ran Alot!!lolol....hughugs


Junie- Thanks Sweetie! I'll go back and read it tonight!hughugs

Dixie Belle said...

I had a pet chicken when I was about 5 years old and lived out in the country. I love all the photos. I've been browsing over your posts. I guess I'm one of the few who never thought Fabio was sexy. LOL!! He's always seemed "gay" to me.

Donna said...

Dixie- You ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE!!!!LOLOLOL.....Gay indeed!! Yes...he liked to laugh a Lot!!lololol...hughugs

Rosie said...

I would love to have my chickens Donna if I had the space!

Hugshugs Rosie x

Donna said...

Rosie- You and me Both! I have No room for one. Cats would surely get it! Happy cooking to you sweetie!!hughugs