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| Toni, Love your links with the nice big pictures! You have lovely ladies and adorable little ones. Your eggs look delicious! A small town has no secrets except itself |
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| Well, getting 2-3 eggs daily now. Out of over 12 adults. Grr.. they need to start ramping up. Well, technically, since I don't use them & just give them away, don't really care if I get eggs or not. But it's just, well, "egg-citing" when I do! Especially when the EE start to lay.. I *should* be getting blues & greens then!! Looking at getting, yet another coop. I think I like painting them more than keeping chickens. LOLLL Never be afraid of a scar. It just means that you were stronger than something that tried to hurt you. My new Etsy shop - handmade jewelry by ME!! http://www.etsy.com/shop/OjodelGato Buy some of my photos! http://www.catsonkeyboards.com "I've seen better acting from extras in Godzilla movies!" - Calculon |
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| I think you could make money buying used coops, reconditioning and painting them. Maybe sell a few chickens along with the coops. Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. More ramblings at http://thegatheringplacehome.myfastforum.org/forum54.php |
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MaryE wrote:I think you could make money buying used coops, reconditioning and painting them. Maybe sell a few chickens along with the coops. I could do that easily, but I doubt many people would want a bright purple & green coop. LOLLL and I need a truck for transport... I love my van, don't get me wrong, but coops don't fit in it. :( Yesterday I was painting some small pieces of lumber I had cut (making a free-floating shelf between my medicine cabinet & bathroom caddy in the bathroom. I have 5.15" of space, so I cut the pieces of wood 4.85" so that they'll fit between. Installing shelf brackets, and bingo, instant shelves!) and I came to a conclusion that I really really enjoy painting THINGS. Not so much on how Sharon made absolutely wonderful art, but I like painting.. things, be it rooms, the house, a shelf, chicken coops, etc etc etc. So what I did is I ordered some stencils off of AMZ of chickens and will be looking for old wood so I can make cute chicken signs & sell THOSE at swaps. When I went to the swap on the 20th down in Falcon, CO, I didn't have any girls to take as I was on lockdown due to my girls all having lice (GRR!! probably came in from wild birds from what I've been told.. very common). And I was planning on going down there to meet up w/a chicken/rabbit friend as I was buying a little coop from her for an isolation coop for sick birdies (I have 1 who's not doing well... I'm not sure if she's going to make it as she refuses to walk, but is eating/drinking). So, what I did was take down 2 of my folding tables (I have lots of folding tables) and my jewelry making gear & I made custom stuff for customers. I made 2 custom necklaces & 3 custom crystal suncatchers & made $40! My investment was probably... hmm.. gimme second. lessee.. the crystals were like $0.63/ea, the glass beads the customer chose were probably like $0.20... so for less than $1, I sold them for $5. And the customer got to choose whatever bead/pattern they wanted. I had fun, they got what they wanted, I thought it was a win-win for everyone. Never be afraid of a scar. It just means that you were stronger than something that tried to hurt you. My new Etsy shop - handmade jewelry by ME!! http://www.etsy.com/shop/OjodelGato Buy some of my photos! http://www.catsonkeyboards.com "I've seen better acting from extras in Godzilla movies!" - Calculon |
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found this on my Pinterest feed. It's an old one, but still think it's hilarious. Never be afraid of a scar. It just means that you were stronger than something that tried to hurt you. My new Etsy shop - handmade jewelry by ME!! http://www.etsy.com/shop/OjodelGato Buy some of my photos! http://www.catsonkeyboards.com "I've seen better acting from extras in Godzilla movies!" - Calculon |
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| Toni, you might be on to something with that craft idea! Less risk to that than to raising birds that can die. Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. More ramblings at http://thegatheringplacehome.myfastforum.org/forum54.php |
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| I think people would love green and purple coops and maybe they would have trucks to come pick them up. I love painting "things" too - Oh, show us your floating shelves as I'm thinking about floating shelves in the living room with corbels. I wouldn't be able to make jewelry to save my life. This has nothing to do with chickens but because it has a chicken painted on it, it reminded me of your chickens. I posted this years ago on BG. My niece painted this for a customer.  NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION Purslane & Portulaca ~ Garden Art |
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| That's actually a cute shed! Could very well be a chicken coop, too. Here's one of the sets of earrings I made. Blue lapis 10mm bead on either side of a 12mm azurite/malachite bead with a freeform paua shell on the bottom.  Never be afraid of a scar. It just means that you were stronger than something that tried to hurt you. My new Etsy shop - handmade jewelry by ME!! http://www.etsy.com/shop/OjodelGato Buy some of my photos! http://www.catsonkeyboards.com "I've seen better acting from extras in Godzilla movies!" - Calculon |
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Those are BEAUTIFUL Toni  NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION Purslane & Portulaca ~ Garden Art |
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| Toni, Don't either of you like eggs? I fall back of fried eggs for dinner when I'm in a hurry. Lately I've been hard boiling them and having them available for quick eating as a snack or breakfast. As I'm having one now. I can't believe you find coops so easy. That seems to be your Zen, so go for it. That is so awesome and you are so talented! I think it's a good way to pass the time at the shows and make money! I hope your sick chick gets better. ROTFL! We've bonded! Beautiful earrings! Like Vicki, I wouldn't be able to make them to save my life either. Vicki, I remember the picture. It's so cheerful! A small town has no secrets except itself |
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| Good morning. The cats and I are up, owls are hooting, it's 30 on the porch and there isn't any wind. The sky has a heavy cloud cover, there are no stars and if the moon is still up there is no light from it. I do see the usual yard lights, so no fog this morning. It's normal for the wind to be blowing here so when it isn't, that's news. Often mornings start calm, or calmer than it will be by mid morning and later. Trees all have a permanent bend from the wind. Toni, beautiful ear rings! I think it helps to be doing the craft when people see it, and to be able to let the customer choose what is used according to their personal preferences. You might be making more money and have greater satisfaction and fun from crafts than from the chickens. Vic, I remember that picture and some others that you showed us. What a cute paint job! She even painted the ends of the timbers under the shed to make them into stems for the sunflowers and has the plants from the end reaching around the corner. Has she painted anything for you? Hmmm, was it you who had somebody painting vines and maybe scripture verses above the kitchen cabinets? Today I will be filling pots and planting onion seeds. Fun! Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. More ramblings at http://thegatheringplacehome.myfastforum.org/forum54.php |
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| Updated photos from this morning! They're getting huge! https://photos.app.goo.gl/214D2uFdP84dwfAD2 And then the other set of babies. https://photos.app.goo.gl/VYmh3PYrGXcd8UBe2 Never be afraid of a scar. It just means that you were stronger than something that tried to hurt you. My new Etsy shop - handmade jewelry by ME!! http://www.etsy.com/shop/OjodelGato Buy some of my photos! http://www.catsonkeyboards.com "I've seen better acting from extras in Godzilla movies!" - Calculon |
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| Teenagers! Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. More ramblings at http://thegatheringplacehome.myfastforum.org/forum54.php |
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Toni - I love these photos - they are getting BIG! How are YOU?  NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION Purslane & Portulaca ~ Garden Art |
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| Awww, I love all of them. They're at that awkward age, lol! A small town has no secrets except itself |
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| New pictures from the 15th.... including a couple of videos. One is showing the cochins kinda walking (they're not cooperating) and the other is of the gold easter egger being petted and "squatting". https://photos.app.goo.gl/C37u9GMSs6crAZDm1 Never be afraid of a scar. It just means that you were stronger than something that tried to hurt you. My new Etsy shop - handmade jewelry by ME!! http://www.etsy.com/shop/OjodelGato Buy some of my photos! http://www.catsonkeyboards.com "I've seen better acting from extras in Godzilla movies!" - Calculon |
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| Your chickens are really beautiful. Good job! |
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| I put notes on each one so you could see what was what. If, for example, I wrote "buff columbian bantam cochin", buff is the color, columbian is the feather coloring pattern, bantam is the size, cochin is the breed. Never be afraid of a scar. It just means that you were stronger than something that tried to hurt you. My new Etsy shop - handmade jewelry by ME!! http://www.etsy.com/shop/OjodelGato Buy some of my photos! http://www.catsonkeyboards.com "I've seen better acting from extras in Godzilla movies!" - Calculon |
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| Oh Toni - Fantastic photo's and I loved the videos but was hoping we would hear your beautiful voice Your rings are stunning! NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION Purslane & Portulaca ~ Garden Art |
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| Toni, ROTFL over Crockpot and Stewpot! I adore Goldie Hawn as a person. What a perfect name for a chicken. She has perfect feathers. The grey in the background, I'd name her Fluffbutt, lol! Is she the Silver Pencil? Gorgeous! Love your rings! Love the Blue Bantam too! They are all beautiful! What a sight to see each morning. A small town has no secrets except itself |
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