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Early poultry

Early poultry

This 1842 drawing of a with its elevated storehouse, probably near the Mangakāhia River in Northland, shows early evidence of domestic poultry.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: E-296-q-039-3
Pencil sketch by Richard Taylor

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Vanessa Wintle and Stacey Lepper. 'Poultry industry', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
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