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An Ideal Home No. IV. Top-Floor Chicken Farm by William HeatThe beauty and simplicity of this solution of the problem of how to keep chickens in the top floor of the bijou flat will appeal to readers who like to get as much as possible for their rent
Buff Orpington cock and hen
Highland CroftOutside a highland croft in Argyllshire, a woman feeds some chickens
Barred Plymouth RocksBarred Plymouth Rock cock and hen
A Feathered Bonzo - cover of the Third Studdy Dogs PortfolioColour frontispiece of The Bonzo Book being the Third Studdy Dogs Portfolio featuring Bonzo, the canine creation of artist George Studdy
Rhode Island RedsRhode Island Red cock and hen
Two girls with their chickensTwo sister with their chicks circa 1880
White Wyandotte cock and hen
Light Sussex Cock, HenLight Sussex cock and hen
Little girl with chicksA small child, surrounded by a hen and her chicks, carries two of the little birds in her apron c. 1905
Good Egg by William Heath RobinsonStraight from the Hen! The Fresh-Egger, a handsome apparatus for ensuring the new-laidness of eggs for the breakfast-table. A typically convoluted invention from the mind of William Heath Robinson
Charles Lamb / Mackery EndCHARLES LAMB English writers farmhouse at Mackery End, Hertfordshire
Hens by a hen houseA sketch of hens by a hen house
Woman Feeds ChickensAn older woman in a long dress and wide-brimmed hat throws handfuls of chicken feed on to the ground for the chickens to peck at and scratch in the straw
Abbots Salford / WarksA manor house in the small village of Abbots Salford, Warwickshire, where a lady is feeding her chickens
American Wyandotte chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by T.C. Heath. First prize winners at Crystal Palace and Birmingham 1886
White-crested black Polish chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by P. Unsworth and winners of numerous cups and prizes
Chickens, Game Birds
Corning Egg Farm, Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA early 1900s
Farming feeding chickens early 1900s Date: circa 1900s
Feeding chickens on a farm Date: circa 1900s
Thatched cottage near Looe, Cornwall - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard
Tait Home, St Peter's Orphanage, Broadstairs - girls feeding the chickens
Thatched Cottage, BebingtonA painting of an old stone cottage with a thatched roof, standing in the countryside grasslands of Bebington, in Merseyside, England, some women are visible outside, with some chickens
Farmyard, CheshireAn oil painting of a sunlit farmyard in Cheshire, some very large haystacks stand inside the fence barrier, with a flock of chickens the other side. Date: circa 1921
A Mill On The OuseAn oil painting of a large mill building situated alongside the river Ouse, in north Yorkshire, a flock of chickens are streaming up the dirt path, with some figures standing to each side
The FieldAn oil painting of a country woman, holding her baby child tightly to her chest, with a blanket covering her torso, a child in a white dress is standing beside her, with some chickens in a pen
A Sunny Spot In ItalyA landscape oil painting of a young woman standing in the shade, at the base of some giant haystacks, accompanied with some chickens pecking at the ground, in an Italian countryside. Date: circa 1919
Fowls In SunlightA painting of some chickens in a clearing of a wooded area, one of them is poking it's head into a tilted basket. Date: circa 1917
FowlsAn oil painting showing a simple pair of chickens, one brown, one white, darting their vision to the left, inside an enclosed pen. Date: circa 1913
Home Sweet Home down South - Kentucky, USA. A slightly-derogatory view of the run-down home of a black family in the deep south of America. Date: 1907
Artificial light making strong; chickensAn experiment seen here, using artificial light to make supposedly strong and healthy chickens. This was studied at the university of Maine
The BarnA charcoal drawing showing a view of a bark, with a flock of chickens spread outside, from the concealed view of hanging tree branches. Date: circa 1921
Three WillowsAn etching showing three willow trees on the waters edge, with a small brood of chickens in the foreground. Date: circa 1918
Cornish FarmA landscape painting of a quaint countryside Cornish farm, with old stone walls and houses. A flock of chickens and a resting sheepdog can be seen on the grounds. Date: circa 1931
Study for InternedOil painting of a flock of chickens in front of a green shed on a rainy day. Date: circa 1930
Caricature illustration, Mixed shooting in the greenhouse, shooters, staff, dogs, chickens and rabbits. Captioned, Outdoor hobbies for the home'
Comic postcard, Supply and demand - the price of poultry Date: 20th century
Don Count Your ChickensDon Count your Chickens Before They are Hatched. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916
Ayam jallak, Malay game cock, Gallus gallus domesticus. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by a native Chinese artist rom Lewis Wrights The Illustrated Book of
Minorca chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by A.G. Pitts and cup winners in 1886 and 1887. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
Andalusian chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by H. Leworthy. Cock won first prize at Barnstaple 1871 and hen first prize at Barnstaple 1872
Golden-pencilled Hamburghs, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Henry Beldon and cup winner at Crystal Palace 1871
Brown leghorns or Livorno chickens, Gallus gallus domesticus. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
La Fleche breed of chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Rare French breed, Poule de la Fleche, Sarthe. Bred by W.C.W
Creve-coeur breed, endangeredCreve-coeur or crevecoeur breed chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Endangered French breed from Crevecoeur-en-Auge, Normandy. Bred by R. B
Plymouth Rock chickens, Sir Thomas and Irene, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Mrs. Ainsworth and first and second at Birmingham 1886
Black frizzled fowl, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by J. W. Ludlow and third prize in any variety class at Oxford 1872
Woman feeding chickens in dress for the Easter holiday. Robe pour les vacances de Paques. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Marie-Madeleine Franc-Nohain from Tommaso
Woman in canary yellow dress with amber buttons, with hat and walking cane. Tailleur de petit drap canari garni de boutons d ambre clair
Engraving of the Cochin China Fowl kept by Queen Victoria at Windsor. Date: 1843
Interior of a traditional Russian loghouse or Izba, 18th century. Woman tending chickens in the living room, and a large brick oven in the rear
Poster, Armitages Dry Chick Foods
Nichols Ranch, near Yerington, Nevada, USANichols Ranch, near Yerington, Lyon County, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1910s
Couple feeding poultry on a greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1850s
Boy with chickens and umbrella on a cutout greetings cardBoy with two dead chickens and a red umbrella on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Who Cares for You, Father Christmas magazineWho Cares for You - Father Christmas magazine, 1887-1888. 1887-1888
Costumes of Europe, Schaffouse, SwitzerlandCostumes of Europe - Schaffouse, Switzerland. 19th century
Home Sweet Home -- farmyard scene. (3 of 5) Date: circa 1890s
Buying produce from a stall in a German village market selling chickens and eggs. Date: 1916
Happy Easter - German greetings card showing a young lad, his large green shorts held up by red braces, wheeling a basket of Easter Eggs passed a group of rather non-plussed chickens! circa 1910s
Unloading Chickens Date: 1948
Two Hens Date: 1948
Class Car Date: 1950
Rooster Crowing
Her Majestys poultry house, Windsor 1843Queen Victorias private Royal poultry house in Windsor, secluded on the boundaries of the Home Park, attached to Windsor Castle. Date: 1843
CRICKET / MITCHAM GREENA village cricket match on Mitcham Green. Date: 1888
Poultry Yard 1856Woman and child feeding chickens in the poultry yard. Date: 1856
Poultry show, StaffordshireAn exhibitor sits beside his caged chickens and waits for the judges verdict at a poultry show in Staffordshire. He wears a cloth cap and an anxious expression 1987
Madame Fillioux - Lyon, France - The Queen of ChickensMadame Fillioux (1865-?) working at her sons (D. Frechin) establishment where she appears to specialise in the sale of wine, asparagus and chickens! 73, Rue Duquesne, Lyon, France
Chinese art, two birds on a branch with white flowers. Date: early 20th century
British soldiers with chicken house in trench, WW1British soldiers with a chicken house in a trench on the Western Front in France during World War One. This enabled them to have fresh eggs every day. Date: circa 1916
Farm cart with animals on a Christmas cardFarm cart full of pots and pans, with animals, birds and people on a Christmas card Date: circa 1890s
Woman feeding hens Date: 1790s
Seminole Indian home, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1930s
The Little Red Hen, the picture of domestic efficiency, sweeps her front doorstep while an nterested looking fox lurks nearby. Date: c.1915
Characters from the play Chantecler by Rostand, 1910. Chicken, owl, dog and peacock costumes are shown here in detail. Lucien Guitry is pictured in cockerel costume
Lilis park. Date c1878
Gypsy Camp near Latimer road, LondonSketches of gypsy life: an encampment near Latimer road, Notting Hill. Mr. George Smith, social reformer of Coalville, Leicester, can been seen conversing with a gypsy family in the fore ground. 1879
Brown Leghorn cock and hen
Black Minorca Cock, HenBlack Minorca cock and hen
Exterior of the village smithy - Coloured slide thatched building horses and people outside, Chickens in foreground. Date: circa 1880s
Farmyard with chickens and geese, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1908
Boy with ice cream and chickenUnusual Friends - boy with ice cream and chicken. 1950s
