Birdwoman holding a bird.

Category: 

Agriculture

Tags: 

Animal Husbandry, Vendor

Birdmen and Birdwomen

1800s

In the antebellum era, someone who tended to domesticated birds on plantations was called the Birdman. After slavery was abolished, birdmen were often able to parlay their chicken husbandry skills to earn a living as chicken merchants and farmers.

Adopted By Nazim Chowdhury