THIEVES GAS CHICKENS BEFORE SWEEPING POULTRY HOUSES
Guilford, Connecticut (JFK+50) On January 29, 1924, The Associated Press reports that "the latest thing...in chicken thievery" is to use gas "to put the birds into a state of unconsciousness before making a sweep of the poultry houses."
This devious practice of 'twilight sleep' was asserted to the AP by the Poultry Thief Prevention Committee here in Guilford*.
JFK+50 COMMENT
From the tone of this article, chickens must surely be dangerous to approach when they are conscious and realize that someone is trying to steal them.
*Guilford is located in New Haven County near the Connecticut seacoast. The town has 5 historic house museums including the oldest dwelling home in the state.
SOURCE
"Twilight Sleep Used on Chickens By Wary Thieves," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., January 29, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
