Ended Contest #5 Decorated Egg Contest 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[theawesomechick]

I am in the same boat... (if I was lucky enough to win) I would not be able to take the eggs. We are only allowed 2 chickens and I have 3 (shhh)

I'm only allowed four and I've got seven...

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[8GeeseALaying]

Here are my entries. These eggs were painted by the geese themselves. I didnt know who was laying and who wasnt because of a shared nest, so i dabbed the outsides of their vents with different colors of food coloring, as the egg came out the feathers around the vent painted them like tiny brushes. Afterwards all i had to do was match the egg with the gooses bottom. Its non toxic and doesnt harm the goose in anyway.

This was my first one i tried

 

[livininbrazil]

Here are my two submissions for the Decorating!

Incredibly beautiful

 

[livininbrazil]

You say pysanka, I say pysanky. LOL This is the whole reason I got chickens in the first place. I got tired of buying eggs from people and the store to do my art work. So I now have around 70 chickens and ducks that keep me supplied with eggs of all sizes. These eggs are hand drawn with wax, then dipped in the lightest color of dye...then more drawing with wax, and dipped in the second lightest color, etc, etc, until you end up with an egg covered with wax. I then take the egg and hold it over the open flame of a candle and wipe away the melting wax bit by bit. It takes around 4-6 hours to do one egg from start to finish. Enjoy!!

Amazing. I love the bigger one. Absolutely beautiful.

 

[8GeeseALaying]

Arent they all gorgeous!! So many different techniques and styles.

 

[livininbrazil]

This is so exciting! I've only recently started decorating eggs since my duck Ming has just started laying. These are the 3 I've done so far. I hope they can count!

Stunning.

 

[livininbrazil]

Here are my entries. These eggs were painted by the geese themselves. I didnt know who was laying and who wasnt because of a shared nest, so i dabbed the outsides of their vents with different colors of food coloring, as the egg came out the feathers around the vent painted them like tiny brushes. Afterwards all i had to do was match the egg with the gooses bottom. Its non toxic and doesnt harm the goose in anyway.

This was my first one i tried

Natural art. Very pretty.

 

[aart]

Here are my entries. These eggs were painted by the geese themselves. I didnt know who was laying and who wasnt because of a shared nest, so i dabbed the outsides of their vents with different colors of food coloring, as the egg came out the feathers around the vent painted them like tiny brushes. Afterwards all i had to do was match the egg with the gooses bottom. Its non toxic and doesnt harm the goose in anyway.

This was my first one i tried

That's cool!

Didn't the food coloring dry before the eggs was laid...maybe the wet bloom hydrated it enough to mark the egg?

Would love to see a pic of a bunch geese running around with colored butts!!

 

[8GeeseALaying]

That's cool!

Didn't the food coloring dry before the eggs was laid...maybe the wet bloom hydrated it enough to mark the egg?

Would love to see a pic of a bunch geese running around with colored butts!!

It did dry because i marked them the night before, but when the moisture came when the egg was being laid it moistened the coloring again and marked the eggs. I was skepticle about it working at first but when i found them all colored in the nest i was jumping up and down lol

 

[aart]

Quote: I too have been skeptical of it working....nice to see the results.

Wonder how long it will last?
Would seriously like to see a pic of how/where it is applied to their nethers.