cristinaoh Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 We may think that coddling our chickens is a modern trend but it seems not! I've been reading "Nella Last's War"- the Mass Observation diaries of a housewife ( the television drama Housewife 49 was based on this) . At the start of the war Nella devoted half of her garden to hen keeping. In December 1939 she notes that one of the hens is poorly, and doses it with whisky and quinine "off the spoon", the wraps it in a old vest and tucks it into a basket by the fire. It seems as though chickens have a way of beguiling us despite rationing, blackout, and other privations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I think that there is a real affinity between hens & women in particular,& always has been So many older ladies in my village have told me how they kept hens once,& how much they loved them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I've got that book too . Chickens bring out the soft side in people, don't they . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Maybe we should be giving our girls whisky when they are off colour. Well it works for me! Just a splash in a cup of tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Aww, bless! Phil's folks used to manage a farm, and his mother always had one or a few sick hens tucked up in the kitchen by the Rayburn. His dad refuses to gat any now depsite having more than enough land. I think that jeasn would love some though - she alwasy hurries out to see my girls when they visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
