Firestone Chicken Shed
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This is a replica of the Firestones' chicken house in Ohio. Chickens spend their days in the farmyard, foraging for seeds and bugs for food. They spend their nights on their roosts in the chicken house, which provides warmth, protection from predators, and keeps the eggs in one place, making them easier to gather.
This is a replica of the Firestones' chicken house in Ohio. Chickens spend their days in the farmyard, foraging for seeds and bugs for food. They spend their nights on their roosts in the chicken house, which provides warmth, protection from predators, and keeps the eggs in one place, making them easier to gather.
Artifact
Chicken house
Date Made
1985
Subject Date
1880-1889
Creators
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Built in Greenfield Village in 1985 as a reproduction of a 1880s chicken shed.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Working Farms District
Object ID
85.130.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
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