Whittling Wooden Chickens / myLot

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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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (362722)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Aug 24

These are cute. It's quite a nice-looking wood too.

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koopharper

@koopharper (7601)

• Canada

21 Aug 24

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

@koopharper (7601)

• Canada

23 Aug 24

@JudyEv That's what I did. I whittled out the shape and then sanded it all smooth.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (362722)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Aug 24

@koopharper Do you get the basic shape then sand them?

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paigea

@paigea (36219)

• Canada

21 Aug 24

Interesting. I didn't know they would eat their own eggs.

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koopharper

@koopharper (7601)

• Canada

21 Aug 24

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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paigea

@paigea (36219)

• Canada

22 Aug 24

@koopharper interesting!

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