calling any one from missouri

[karenerwin]

We are supposed to get rain all day tomorrow. ( Well, at least until 2PM. It's supposed to start before sunrise). Then we are supposed to have 1 cloudy day followed by 7 sunny days.

My Jumbo Cornish Cross chicks were out in the chicken yard today! It's the first day that they all left the coop. And they all made it back in by themselves this evening!! Mine are just a week or so older than JT's(I think). Before today I just had anywhere from 1 to 4 of them venturing out for the past week. I am so happy to see them getting out where they have SO much MORE room to wander!!

 

[jthornton]

We got an inch of rain last night and now the center of the storm is over central Missouri.

My bunch are 6 weeks old tomorrow. I gotta get the 4 x 4 posts set when the rain stops. The rest of the run will be pretty easy to build once the posts are set. Mine stay on the floor of the coop for the most part. A few went out into dog crate sitting on milk crates sitting on 6 x 6's lol for some greens. I put a tarp over it from the eve down and over to keep the rain out.

JT

 

[jthornton]

I've not spotted anymore tobacco hornworms on the tomatoes and my UV light came in Saturday and so far the only thing that is fluorescence is some string I used. It's good to know that the greedy buggers will be fluorescence and easy to spot in the early morning hours. I get cross eyed trying to spot them during the day in that jungle of plants.

https://www.nightsea.com/galleries/caterpillar-fluorescence/

JT

 

[karenerwin]

The white Cornish Cross chicks out in the run this morning ( they are in the background in the bottom picture.

 

[karenerwin]

Forgot to post these a couple of days ago. This critter was hanging out by the fence gate post. So glad I saw him before I put my hand there!

 

[jthornton]

We got 1 1/4" of rain and it must have been a bit windy as there are small branches and leaves all over my yard.

JT

 

[jthornton]

The stems are bent but none seem to be broken so I'll carefully pull them back upright and tie them up.



JT

 

[SueT]

We only got a smidgeon of rain.
I found this turtle crossing the road this morning. It's about a foot long. I call it a red slider, not sure if that is correct. I don't usually see them away from water.

 

[jthornton]

I found this turtle crossing the road this morning. It's about a foot long. I call it a red slider, not sure if that is correct. I don't usually see them away from water.

I saw one just like that the other day heading West...

JT

 

[jthornton]

I was pretty surprised when I opened the lid to the composter to toss in some coffee grounds...


I normally leave black snakes alone as they kill mice and rats but this guy was spotted yesterday under the new coop and has been seen before on my deck. Just too close for me and my chicks... it was about 4-5' long.


JT