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Thread #55834 Message #911024
Posted By: vectis
15-Mar-03 - 09:16 PM
Thread Name: Chicken on a Raft
Subject: RE: Chicken on a Raft
Before powdered or frozen anything ships carried live chickens to give eggs and, in the fullness of time, meat. So I've been told. I can't imagine Naval vessels carrying chickens though. Maybe explorers and merchantmen took chooks.