Free Teeny Tiny knitted chicken pattern
Photo from the Teeny Tiny website linked above.
I downloaded the pattern for the TeenyTiny knitted chickens. Haven’t taken (or HAD) the time to make any, yet.
Image from Chinaberry website.
I bought the Prosperity Hens from Chinaberry a few weeks ago. I like them. I especially like knowing that my money is helping a small community in India to support themselves.
Speaking of chickens. I was talking to my good friend Marci recently and we were recalling a charming little article in one of those prissy “Life-is-some-kind-of-frilly-dream” magazines. The article was about keeping chickens IN (yeah – IN…as in…IN) the house. This dear woman was writing about how she re-purposed an old wrought iron baby crib and turned it into a pen for those times when one would need to keep the precious little birdies confined in French Country style. Then she went on to sweetly tell us that we could keep a nappy (translation = DIAPER) on the chickens to keep the house clean and poo-free. *cough*crazyperson*cough*
Now that I’ve had four chickens for six months (living happily outside) I can say, with near certainty, THAT LADY MUST BE NUTS!!!
I am certainly not a clean freak. I have dirty floors and dust bunnies galore. I’m just not interested in adding numerous piles of chicken droppings to it! Don’t even get me started about the smell.
Seriously?! A diaper on a chicken?! Does she have any idea how much an average adult chicken poops?!?! Seriously?!? And (this is the scariest part) Where does the egg go when the birdie is wearing a diaper?!?!?!
Answer: The trash! That’s where.
If anyone tries to tell you how charming it is to keep your chicken in your New York City apartment. Do yourself a favor. Laugh hysterically and RUN.
(for added entertainment you can do a search of youtube for indoor chickens. Hooo Boy. Get ready for the fun!)
[...] Cute little chicken-themed items and some thoughts on keeping chickens in the house. [...]
Ummm, yeah. It is definitely a public health risk to keep chickens inside the house.
But those little knitted chickens are adorable!
Those are sooooo cute!!!!
Now I’m not a chicken lover (well except for crispy from the oven…) but my heart leapt during the post! Chinaberry!!!
I don’t even want to think how much money I’ve spent there over the last 25+ years. Quite happily planning an order of toddler bits for the newest babies in my life.
However, I am so done with diapers – even chicken ones.
A fellow Chinaberry lover! I’ve ordered lots over the years as well.
When I first started reading….I started thinking oh I have a twitter friend who likes chickens, then I remembered it was you. LOL
I can’t imagine keeping chickens in an apt or house, I mean what would the neighbors say?!?! I would definitely run!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HA.
Chandler and Joey (on Friends) had that duck and chicken that wandered loose in their apartment…I’ll bet there were people that used THAT as an example of how it would be. Nevermind that THAT was imaginary.
LOL You are probably right!
The knitted chickens are a cute idea.
Nappy. Diapers. Poo! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ROFL!!!!! You so funny, Robin!
Those knitted chickens are ADORABLE! I showed them to my little Knitter. I think she should make them for her friends for Christmas. Not sure she agreed.
A nappy on a chicken??? She’s CERTIFIABLE!!! BWA HA HA HA!!!!
I hope she does make at least one. That would make me happy!!
As for the diapers on the chickens. I’ve seen several people say how easy it is to just change them…”blahblahblah”. Really? Don’t they have enough to do each day? I know I do.
Oh well. I’m happy that they find joy in these little tasks. It just ain’t my thang at all. *shudder*