Ended 2013 Easter Hatch-a-long "Create a Chicken Tiara" Contest

[gryeyes]

Rooster Crown Entry #1

For the rooster's crown... I started with the same pile of "toybox trash". From the pile I used an empty plastic tube that my son got little animals in, an old plastic "gumball machine" toy that seemed "mirror'ish" shiny, some twix wrappers (yes I found it in his messy box **rolls eyes**, but it was shiny and I figured I might make use of it), and some aluminum foil. I started with the tube from the animals. Cut it in half and "spiked" across the top, and then covered it in the foil (of course I used hot glue! LOL): Then I took the shiny gumball machine, and broke a big chunk off, and then cut it into tiny "diamonds, squares, triangle" whatever little pieces with the scissors: I glued all the little "jewels" to the crown with my trusty glue gun... "mosaic style". Then I cut strips of gold (from the twix wrappers) to trim the bottom of the crown. Finished product: And now modeled by our Light Brahma Rooster "Big Daddy" (the big daddy of our hatch-a-long eggs!)... It didn't seem to bother him wearing it AT ALL! He was probably thinking... "Gee, it's about time they got it right!"

Hen Tiara Entry #2

Woo hoo!! Got to play dress up with my chickens! I did one for the hen, and for our rooster. My kids came home and pretty much rolled their eyes at me and said "mom's turning the chickens into live barbies". He He He... Yup! I stared both crowns with a pile of what I call "toybox trash"... anything that settles at the bottom of the toybox & is pretty much junk. I used scissors & hot glue for everything. For the Hen: From the pile I used a milk cap ring, some junk thin clear plastic (what my computer mouse came in), and an old barbie dress. I used the milk ring as the base, wrapped & trimmed the plastic around it to form a "princess cone"... hot glued into place: I cut up the barbie dress (which had a print satin, a netting, and a ribbon... perfect!), and covered the cone with the satin. Added the veiling on the top, and lined it with the ribbon along the bottom. More hot glue... Finished product: And now being modeled by our Barred Rock hen (& my daughter). She's actually the hen that donated the eggs for our hatch-a-long!... so we'll be seeing her babies later.

 

[gryeyes]

I may have to change Rule #4.... I'm having trouble copying posts WITH their photos and re-posting them here. So..... I still want them duplicated in the Easter Hatch-a-long thread, though. Hmmm. Okay, I think I got it. Entries should be submitted within this Contest thread, but not *counted* as valid until the contestant has also posted the entry on the Hatch thread for those participants (and lurkers) to appreciate as well.

 

[Maah]

I wonder if it might help to have a moderator move your thread from this "Hatch-A-Long" forum category over to the Forum information "Sponsored content, Contests, & giveaways" category. People that might want to participate in the Easter Hatch contests will probably go there. Plus that is where all the other Easter hatch along contests are located.

 

[bamachicks8]

Can you provide that link?

 

[fduncan]

Does it need to be an adult hen or roo or can we use younger chicks ? Turns out my girls are not real thrilled about having a tiara put on their head lol

 

[gryeyes]

Does it need to be an adult hen or roo or can we use younger chicks ? Turns out my girls are not real thrilled about having a tiara put on their head lol

Of course you may - see Entry #1.

Perhaps your girls just haven't explored their inner Diva. (And it's one reason why this is such a fun contest - trying to get that shot of royal, tiara or crown wearing chicken.). But chicks are fine. Viewers can "Awwww" over them even more.

 

[bamachicks8]

Does it need to be an adult hen or roo or can we use younger chicks ? Turns out my girls are not real thrilled about having a tiara put on their head lol

This is my first model. My girls are like me not divas

 

[PoultryGirly]

Rooster's Crown:

Materials: Egg, Butter knife, plate,pen, and scissors

Step: 1. Take a whole egg (fresh or refridgerated) and carefully crack it in half with the butter knife.
Step: 2. Dump the yolk out of the egg onto the plate and clean/dry the eggs.
Step: 3. Pick one half of the egg, hold the half near where it was cracked, and set the uncracked, pointy end on a flat and hard surface so the inside of the half-egg shell is up.
Step: 4. Take the pen and quickly stab the inside of the pointy part of the half-egg so there is now a good-sized hole in the top of the half-egg.
Step: 5. After you have the hole in the top of your half-egg, flip the egg over on the part where it was cracked and hold it like that while you cut triangle shapes (zig-zag) in the hole you just made.
Step: 6. You're done!

Video links: (in 4 parts)

 

[gryeyes]

Thank you for also posting your entry on the Hatch-a-long thread!

 

[gryeyes]

Rooster Crown Entry #2:

Rooster's Crown: Materials: Egg, Butter knife, plate,pen, and scissors Step: 1. Take a whole egg (fresh or refridgerated) and carefully crack it in half with the butter knife. Step: 2. Dump the yolk out of the egg onto the plate and clean/dry the eggs. Step: 3. Pick one half of the egg, hold the half near where it was cracked, and set the uncracked, pointy end on a flat and hard surface so the inside of the half-egg shell is up. Step: 4. Take the pen and quickly stab the inside of the pointy part of the half-egg so there is now a good-sized hole in the top of the half-egg. Step: 5. After you have the hole in the top of your half-egg, flip the egg over on the part where it was cracked and hold it like that while you cut triangle shapes (zig-zag) in the hole you just made. Step: 6. You're done! Video links: (in 4 parts)