Whittling Wooden Chickens
By koopharper
@koopharper (7601)
Canada
August 20, 2024 5:13pm CST
My whittling skills are somewhat limited. Whittling a full-size wooden chicken is beyond my capabilities and wood budget. So I came up with a plan. I whittled half a dozen chicken eggs. Does anyone here know how long it takes to incubate a wooden egg?
Seriously though they do have a purpose, we'll be putting them in the nesting boxes. It helps keep the chicken from laying eggs all over their run and it cures them from eating their own eggs. Haven't had that problem yet but prevention is not a bad idea. I know I could have gotten some golf balls or even eggs shaped rocks but it was an excuse to whittle something useful.
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
21 Aug
They are. The wood is Swamp Alder. I've said before that it is really underrated. It is one of the easier to carve hardwoods available to me.
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
23 Aug
@JudyEv That's what I did. I whittled out the shape and then sanded it all smooth.
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Aug
@koopharper Do you get the basic shape then sand them?
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
21 Aug
It doesn't happen often if their feed and housing are good. Sometimes something goes wrong and eggs get broken in the nest. The chicken will clean up the mess but might like the extra protein. Then they can start breaking them on purpose and eating them.
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
21 Aug
Someone at work said that when I had them in my whittling pail before putting on a finish.
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@xstitcher (32682)
• Petaluma, California
27 Aug
@koopharper said: My whittling skills are somewhat limited.
Your whittling skills are far better than mine would be!
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
27 Aug
Biggest skill is patience. I really don't think I'm all that good. I just keep at it till I'm happy with it.
@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
21 Aug
I don't know anyone else who's tried this. I'll post about it when and if they hatch.
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
23 Aug
Someone suggested I sell them for Easter. I'm not sure that would be as lucrative as all that. I tend to avoid making religious items as a whole anyway.
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@grenery8 (11049)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
25 Aug
@koopharper i understand you. it is your decision afterall.
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