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    Seavey's Chicken Barn

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    Two views of the long chicken barn built in the early 1970's for the egg business operated by Earl Seavey and family, beside thier house on The Lane in Dennysville, Maine.

    The chicken barn, or "hen pen," was built by Earl Seavey in the early 1970's to house 20,000 laying hens for the egg business, relying on the regular supply of feed arriving at the Dennysville railroad station. Since the discontinuation of the railroad, the building has been used for storage.

    Seavey's Chicken Barn on The Lane in Dennysville; Long view of the chicken barn built by Earl Seavey around 1970, next to his house on The Lane.
    Chicken Barn on the Lane in Dennysville, Maine; Earl Seavey erected this long chicken barn , or Seavey's Chicken Barn, The Lane, Dennysville; Now used for storage, the is long metal barn once housed thousands of laying hens.