Crow Tales

[The-Crow]

                                My   Grandfather was a Chicken Catcher

When I was little , I went to stay with my grand parents who had a farm but had retired from farming.
He used the sheds as a workshop to built chicken crates out of 2 X 1 . I would help him bang in the nails and repair old crates.
Two or three times a week we would load up about 20 crates onto his Commer pick up and drive to a local chicken farm.

The chickens were inside large open sheds and they ran loose building nests in the straw and laying eggs.They didnt use battery hens in them days, they were free to roam but inside the covered yard

We had to chase and capture the old ones and put them in the crates about 12 in a crate, and load them up onto the pick up and drive them to the chicken plucker who got them ready for selling.

The chicken plucker was another farm with a shed and inside were ten ladies who did the plucking, washing,cleaning and getting the birds ready to sell.The local butchers would collect 'em later that day.

To catch a chicken we used a long broom handle with a hook tied on one end , and try to hook around the birds leg to pick them up.It took a lot of practise, to walk up slowly , put the hook by the chickens leg before he ran away. The hard part was lifting them up into the crate without getting pecked too bad.

How did we know which chickens were the old ones ?

We could not catch the young ones , they were too quick.

Grandad also was a turkey catcher, same way but with a bigger hook, and only around Christmas time. I never went Turkey catching with grandad . I was too small.

When my friends went to stay with their grandparents ,they went fishing, walking and trips out to the park, I think mine were more fun.

This may explain why I have a pet Crow

[The-Crow]

Grandad's favorite story was that he once went a farm that had bred a 4 legged chickens

As he drove up to the farm a chicken shot past his pick up at high speed like a greyhound

When he got to the farm ,he asked the farmer why he had bred 4 legged chickens.

He said he had 4 children and they all liked the drumstick at dinner time, so this was the answer.

I asked my grandad what they tasted like, he said "I don't know ,I never managed to catch one. They were too fast."

[TheChipPrince]

Grandad's favorite story was that he once went a farm that had bred a 4 legged chickens

As he drove up to the farm a chicken shot past his pick up at high speed like a greyhound

When he got to the farm ,he asked the farmer why he had bred 4 legged chickens.

He said he had 4 children and they all liked the drumstick at dinner time, so this was the answer.

I asked my grandad what they tasted like, he said "I don't know ,I never managed to catch one. They were too fast."

Crow your a Leg-end...

[Girgy85]

Loving your tales crow!!

Does the crow interview normo's like me??

[The-Crow]

The crow interviews everyone sooner or later

[celtic]

 

[Dingdell]

Crow should interview Seb.

[Claw75]

Crow, Seb and Celtic all as guests on the open together

[Longy]

Yes Crow as a guest on skypoker, the ratings would go through the roof. Well maybe not but i would watch it.

[thetank]

I would definately watch the Crow on SkyPoker

Maybe he could trade in the blonde CEO-ship for a gig on that show?

[celtic]

Crow, Seb and Celtic all as guests on the open together

dont know whether i should be pleased or annoyed at that suggestion!!!

[The-Crow]

I missed the sky tour seat by 5 tonight

Well done to these guys

burton08          Entry to £5K Broadway Final
Room1009        Entry to £5K Broadway Final
Maggiesdad         Entry to £5K Broadway Final
mogsy1957     4    Entry to £5K Broadway Final
M4VERICK      5     Entry to £5K Broadway Final
cazzie58         6        Entry to £5K Broadway Final
hurst05                 7        Entry to £5K Broadway Final
hunt01                8       £44      
pageboy             9       
malins7                10         
DTM81              11       
THEGUV60   12             
THE-CROW   13   

[Claw75]

Crow, Seb and Celtic all as guests on the open together

dont know whether i should be pleased or annoyed at that suggestion!!!

It would be TV gold.  You'd have to sit in the middle, obv.

[celtic]

Crow, Seb and Celtic all as guests on the open together

dont know whether i should be pleased or annoyed at that suggestion!!!

It would be TV gold.  You'd have to sit in the middle, obv.

ok lets do it.................

[celtic]

I missed the sky tour seat by 5 tonight

Well done to these guys

burton08          Entry to £5K Broadway Final
Room1009        Entry to £5K Broadway Final
Maggiesdad         Entry to £5K Broadway Final
mogsy1957     4    Entry to £5K Broadway Final
M4VERICK      5     Entry to £5K Broadway Final
cazzie58         6        Entry to £5K Broadway Final
hurst05                 7        Entry to £5K Broadway Final
hunt01                8       £44      
pageboy             9       
malins7                10         
DTM81              11       
THEGUV60   12             
THE-CROW   13   

13.... unlucky for some.