STORY CHALLENGE: LETTER “C”

CITY CHICKENS  &  A CORN FIELD

As many of you know, I grew up in the middle of a large urban city.  I also have a fascination concerning life in the country that goes back to my childhood days.

Last year while on a photo assignment with my photography class, I came across a coop filled with chickens.  They were living right on main street, which ran through the middle of the city we visited and next to a community garden where a corn field had been planted.

This experience revived memories of my early childhood when my family also raised chickens, ducks and a few rabbits in our small backyard that was also located in the city.  I can still see my mother going out to the chicken coop, selecting one, ringing its’ neck and placing it on an outside table where she plucked its’ feathers and with a large ax cut the bird apart in preparation for the family meal.  Not a pretty sight for a four-year old to see at first, but I adjusted to it.  It is probably why I don’t eat anything I see alive before consuming it.  

I love farm animals and enjoy watching and visiting them, so don’t think this has scared me for life.  I love fried, baked and boiled chicken today.  Below are some other photos I took on that day.

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