Which breed layed this?

[WindyOaksYokes]

THANKS mdbucks!!!! Just currious what happens when you brush it on?

BY the way all... I found out who has been laying the "speckled" eggs!!! I just caught her cause she layed one right infront of me when I went out looking for eggs.... It is none other than ROSEBUD!!!! LOL... my sweet little Buff Orp.

.... mystery solved

 

[mdbucks]

brushing on will be a thicker coat, the spray is like spray paint. you dont get the brush stroke lines either.

P.S. I just got three with the speckles, just not as pronounced as yours and I only have 1 BO, so maybe it is not proper pigmenting mine have only been going about a month now. Never thought to keep one though.

 

[WindyOaksYokes]

I would not think I would be saving either... but there are certain ones that are just so pretty. I want to fill up an old country basket I have for decorations. I think what I am going to do is put some in the basket now and take a pic and use if for my flyer... wouldnt that look nice. LOL... Then I can just fill it with the "blown" ones as I get them.

Thanks for the info! I do appreciate it! Hey what about dipping? Would that work? Pour a little in an old bowl and then dip the egg in... that way it gets on the inside too and enfoces the shell so it does not have a chance to break...

might work...

I love the speckled ones... some of them are just so pretty!!!

 

[wegotchickens]

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Is this experience talking?

 

[wegotchickens]

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Is this experience talking?

And how did you avoid getting fingerprints on the egg?

 

[mdbucks]

never shellaced an egg, but have done wood and if you want to see the detail the thinner the coat the better. As far as dipping i would think that would be real thick. so once shellac dries, you may not see the spotting. As far as keeping fingerprints off I would think you could suspend the egg using paperclip and thread through the whole you used to blow out the egg. Maybe blow out a normal(I should say comman egg since they are all special because they are from your hens) and see what works best. Maybe i will try one at home I think I still have some spray from last project at home.

 

[mdbucks]

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I just didn't think of it we had already getting eggs when I saw posted about saving ifrst eggs now this, (it was one of those V-8 moments someone should have slapped me in the head) and I think wow I didn't even get a picture let alone save first egg. I wasn't picking, just wondering why I didn't thnk of this too..

 

[WindyOaksYokes]

yes a V8 moment

Thanks for the idea of the string and paper clip... guess I need a V8 too

LOL. I would have never thought of it. Wonderful, I just learn so many things everyday on this site.

And as for the shellack... I know what you mean about brush strokes... personal experiance with my kitchen table... after my last post I went and looked at it. I mean it is still pretty and all... but could have been better.

I even talked to DH about this, he said for me to go get a can of it and not even attempt brush or dip. So majority rules LOL.

 

[mdbucks]

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great minds think alike I like him more and more. Its been a while but check with guy at paint counter, polyeurathane may be what you want, its a clearcoat, and doesn't tend to yellow as much. again its been a while , so check what they think BUT DONT TELL THEM WHAT ITS FOR OR WE WILL BE VISITING YOU IN THE LOONEY BIN

 

[WindyOaksYokes]

Hecky they all know me around here... they would think nothing of it, if I told them what it was for