Rummage sale find....update

farmergal · 07-08-2008, 06:21 AM

My neighbor calls me up and says she has some leftover seeds and wants to know if I'd like to have them for my garden. I said sure and asked my granddaughter if she'd like to go with me. Naturally she was delighted and said yes. We are given the grand tour of the neighbor's flower gardens when we come to one that has a chicken on a fence post. The neighbor is commenting on how she found it at a yard sale and even though it was kind of drab she liked it. Well my granddaughter pipes up and says she can paint it for her. Granny has all kinds of paint.

The neighbor was polite but didn't take DaisyMay seriously. A few days later she begs me to call the neighbor and see if she can paint her chicken. Ends up leaving her a message on her answering machine. Several weeks later I run into the neighbor and the topic of the chicken comes up. I told her DaisyMay really wants to paint it so she walks over and takes it of the post and hands it to me. I could tell from the look in her eyes that she was worried about what she'd get back after a 6 year old gets done with it. I warned the neighbor that I wasn't sure how well it would weather. That my paints might peel off.

Well here's the chicken. I had already painted the eye when I thought I should get a before pic.

And here is the after. My son even got involved making it a family project.

Jess6092 · 07-08-2008, 06:32 AM

WOW that looks great. You all did an awesome job. I bet your neighbor will be impressed too. Not so "drab" anymore - that is for sure.

scrapchick · 07-08-2008, 06:50 AM

That's a beautiful chicken! Great job. And DaisyMay is ADORABLE!

Naudi2u · 07-08-2008, 10:38 PM

Wow nice job. Who says that you cant trust a 6 year old. They speak their minds . Looks great!

Red Gate Farm · 07-08-2008, 10:46 PM

What a wonderful job she did! I'm impressed.

farmergal · 07-09-2008, 05:32 AM

Thanks everyone that means a lot to her. She was upset that she wasn't able to stay and give the bird back to the neighbor. I told her she'll be back this weekend that we would wrap it up like a gift and give it to her then. Even my son can't wait to see the neighbors face.

You wouldn't believe how many birds I looked at online trying to find the right one. DaisyMay said she wanted it colorful. (The partridge is just that.)
I'm going to have to have a whole flock of these just so I can have one in every color.

But then I know me and I'd want the real ones.

I found a hen setting on 13 eggs!!!!

After candling them I estimate them to hatch in two weeks. My hatch rate this year has been bad. One hen sat and never hatched a one.

I thought for sure my pea hens eggs were infertile seeing how I lost my male but one hen hatched 3 eggs last week and I lost all the chicks. Then a couple days ago my son tells me I have another hen running around with one chick. My male was a daddy after all.

I'll post a pic of the neighbors bird sitting on his post looking so lifelike when I get it.

I see she has a plywood cow that needs painting too.

Sunlei · 07-09-2008, 06:11 PM

The chicken came out beautiful!, your daughter is very talented.

nadia · 07-09-2008, 06:15 PM

DaisyMay is quite the little artist. Good job! And she sounds like such a sweet child.

horselady · 07-09-2008, 06:25 PM

Daisy mae did a good job, Real talented and cute too.

Gotta Love Duns · 07-09-2008, 06:43 PM

That is a great paint job! You will have to keep us posted on how your neighbour likes it.

crittermom · 07-09-2008, 08:37 PM

The chicken looks way better---great job by your granddaughter.

farmergal · 07-18-2008, 03:05 AM

The rooster went home yesterday.

My neighbor was very pleased to get it back and she LOVES it.

OSUJillyBean · 07-18-2008, 08:34 AM

It looks awesome FG! Y'all did a great job.

country-mare · 07-18-2008, 08:45 AM

She did a great job!!! It looks really good.

ToveroMom · 07-18-2008, 10:23 AM

Looks great!

cook1745 · 07-18-2008, 10:26 AM

i was wondering about its legs in the first picture. You did a great job!!

cindyf · 07-18-2008, 10:32 AM

I LOVE IT!!!!! Wish I had me a rooster like that! Great job!

shayla · 07-18-2008, 11:07 AM

I LOVE IT!!

Do you have one of those ceramic paint your own places? I did that with my Grandma for a bonding experience, just us two, and we had SO much fun together! And, my piece turned out REALLY beautiful!

I LOVE painting ceramics.

farmergal · 07-20-2008, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shayla

I LOVE IT!!

Do you have one of those ceramic paint your own places? I did that with my Grandma for a bonding experience, just us two, and we had SO much fun together! And, my piece turned out REALLY beautiful!

I LOVE painting ceramics.

Someone has a booth at our local fair. I'll have to remember to look this year. good thinking.

The neighbor has no siding on her house, she said as we were leaving that DaisyMay could help her paint her house.

My granddaughter got all excited and on the way home talked about when we could start that project.

It's a two story farm house.

Thanks everyone. I know she's pleased.

Thekidsmum · 07-20-2008, 04:29 PM

She has done an amazing job for such a little girl. I see a career as an artist in her future.

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07-08-2008, 06:21 AM
farmergal Seasoned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,818	Rummage sale find....update My neighbor calls me up and says she has some leftover seeds and wants to know if I'd like to have them for my garden. I said sure and asked my granddaughter if she'd like to go with me. Naturally she was delighted and said yes. We are given the grand tour of the neighbor's flower gardens when we come to one that has a chicken on a fence post. The neighbor is commenting on how she found it at a yard sale and even though it was kind of drab she liked it. Well my granddaughter pipes up and says she can paint it for her. Granny has all kinds of paint. The neighbor was polite but didn't take DaisyMay seriously. A few days later she begs me to call the neighbor and see if she can paint her chicken. Ends up leaving her a message on her answering machine. Several weeks later I run into the neighbor and the topic of the chicken comes up. I told her DaisyMay really wants to paint it so she walks over and takes it of the post and hands it to me. I could tell from the look in her eyes that she was worried about what she'd get back after a 6 year old gets done with it. I warned the neighbor that I wasn't sure how well it would weather. That my paints might peel off. Well here's the chicken. I had already painted the eye when I thought I should get a before pic. And here is the after. My son even got involved making it a family project. __________________ Last edited by farmergal : 07-18-2008 at 03:08 AM.

07-08-2008, 06:32 AM
Jess6092 Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 998	WOW that looks great. You all did an awesome job. I bet your neighbor will be impressed too. Not so "drab" anymore - that is for sure.

07-08-2008, 06:50 AM
scrapchick Seasoned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 4,860	That's a beautiful chicken! Great job. And DaisyMay is ADORABLE! __________________ Better living through chemistry.

07-08-2008, 10:38 PM
Naudi2u Halter broke Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scandinavia, Wi Posts: 51	Wow nice job. Who says that you cant trust a 6 year old. They speak their minds . Looks great!

07-08-2008, 10:46 PM
Red Gate Farm Long Yearling Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,009	What a wonderful job she did! I'm impressed. __________________ Wendi "Humans is sneaky" - Scotty

07-09-2008, 05:32 AM
farmergal Seasoned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,818	Thanks everyone that means a lot to her. She was upset that she wasn't able to stay and give the bird back to the neighbor. I told her she'll be back this weekend that we would wrap it up like a gift and give it to her then. Even my son can't wait to see the neighbors face. You wouldn't believe how many birds I looked at online trying to find the right one. DaisyMay said she wanted it colorful. (The partridge is just that.) I'm going to have to have a whole flock of these just so I can have one in every color. But then I know me and I'd want the real ones. I found a hen setting on 13 eggs!!!! After candling them I estimate them to hatch in two weeks. My hatch rate this year has been bad. One hen sat and never hatched a one. I thought for sure my pea hens eggs were infertile seeing how I lost my male but one hen hatched 3 eggs last week and I lost all the chicks. Then a couple days ago my son tells me I have another hen running around with one chick. My male was a daddy after all. I'll post a pic of the neighbors bird sitting on his post looking so lifelike when I get it. I see she has a plywood cow that needs painting too. __________________

07-09-2008, 06:11 PM
Sunlei Yearling Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 950	The chicken came out beautiful!, your daughter is very talented.

07-09-2008, 06:15 PM
nadia Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,059	DaisyMay is quite the little artist. Good job! And she sounds like such a sweet child. __________________ ~Nadia~ ~The secret to having it all is believing you already do.~

07-09-2008, 06:25 PM
horselady Greenbroke Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: albany new york Posts: 3,332	Daisy mae did a good job, Real talented and cute too. __________________ www.rainbow-horse-retirement.com We love and take care of your companion for the remainder of his lifetime

07-09-2008, 06:43 PM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 8,015	That is a great paint job! You will have to keep us posted on how your neighbour likes it. __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse.

07-18-2008, 08:34 AM
OSUJillyBean Greenbroke Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,020	It looks awesome FG! Y'all did a great job. __________________ "And speaking of Italy and sports cars that I stole there, you still owe me a yellow Porsche." — Alice Cullen

07-18-2008, 10:23 AM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,313	Looks great! __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

07-09-2008, 08:37 PM
crittermom Started Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,528	The chicken looks way better---great job by your granddaughter. __________________ Peace!! I wish the people of the world could get along as well as the animals in my backyard.

07-18-2008, 03:05 AM
farmergal Seasoned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,818	The rooster went home yesterday. My neighbor was very pleased to get it back and she LOVES it. __________________

07-18-2008, 08:45 AM
country-mare Long Yearling Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fred, Texas Posts: 1,425	She did a great job!!! It looks really good.

07-18-2008, 10:26 AM
cook1745 Greenbroke Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 3,554	i was wondering about its legs in the first picture. You did a great job!! __________________ Home of my sweet girl Cinnamon. Not fancy but she is mine!!!

07-18-2008, 10:32 AM
cindyf Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: southern mn Posts: 628	I LOVE IT!!!!! Wish I had me a rooster like that! Great job!

07-18-2008, 11:07 AM
shayla Coming two Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wichita, Ks Posts: 1,717	I LOVE IT!! Do you have one of those ceramic paint your own places? I did that with my Grandma for a bonding experience, just us two, and we had SO much fun together! And, my piece turned out REALLY beautiful! I LOVE painting ceramics. __________________ "Oftentime, the notion of "Following one's heart" is used as an excuse to avoid doing what is best because it's to hard or to complicated." ~David Hopkins

07-20-2008, 04:29 PM
Thekidsmum Weanling Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sunny Australia Posts: 242	She has done an amazing job for such a little girl. I see a career as an artist in her future.