Hen House
Having chickens provided a food source for the early settlers. Besides the chicken itself, they provided eggs to supplement the settlers diet. Mostly the chickens just ran loose. One of the kids chores would be to locate the nest and gather the eggs. Sometimes evergreen trees were planted close to the house for a roosting tree. For those fortunate enough they built a hen house. This made the gathering of eggs a simpler task and shelter for the chickens. The hen house here at the Mountain Farm Museum was relocated from the Indian Camp Creek are of the smokies near Cosby, Tennessee. The Mountain Farm Museum is located at the Cherokee NC entrance to the Great Smoky Mountain NP.
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Jeff Burns
Unreal shot love it great work
NatureGreeting...
teheee my hens still supplement my diet, and they run loose, and they roost 30 ft up it the hard woods, but i sure wish i had a log coup for them like this one! LOL! This is a classic!
michael byerley
i love this.i am really going to have to do more exploring.this inspires me !!!!
Lois Bryan
Lovely … I ‘m really enjoying this series of yours!!
Dave Sandersfeld
This is a classic hen house like we had in Montana too! Wonderful flash back in time
jadeast
another great series Gary, we had a hen house when I was a kid but some of the hens seemed to always want to find their own nesting spot to lay eggs so we had to hunt every day. Your fog image is just breathtaking! Reminds me of the lengend of Brigadoon!
saseoche
Awesome !!! definitly my fav.
Susan Bergstrom
Wonderful addition to the series…Bravo!
Kathie Nichols
Great capture Gary, I wouldn’t mind a hen house like that myself, besides my dream glasshouse to grow my own veges….maybe one day! LOL!
Tim Denny
Nice shot Gary, ever wonder how this might look in B%W
Linda Jackson
Another wonderful shot Gary! My grandmothers had henhouses, and I remember going in, the smell, the dust, light coming in through the rafters. And then being brave enough to stick your hand in the nest to try to gather the eggs! Some of those chickens didn’t like that! Ouch!
On the outside, my uncle Charles painted a huge target, and we used it for bb gun practise. My grandmother said it upset the hens! Once in a while we would find a stray egg, but never brought it in, didn’t know how long it had been there;)
Best eggs ever! Take care, Linda
Linda Jackson
Ps, Jadeast is right, it does remind you of Brigadoon!
Mar Silva
What a great shot!
Hey I wouldn’t mind living there…. Even if it is a hen house :)
Tparker
Great shot Gary love these old buildings
Maureen Bloesch
almost, my house…hehe
rodsfotos
They certainly love their chickens on that farm with such a well built house for them as a shelter, a great find and wonderful image of it with the Autumn colours in the background,
Regards, Rod.
KcranmerArt
You would have a field day here in North Idaho, we are surrounded by old architecture…now I got an itch to go find more…if the weather ever gets warm, lol!