calling any one from missouri

[karenerwin]

39°F this morning, glad I covered up the tomatoes again.

JT

I covered mine on Thursday or Friday ( I forget which night it was) but I still lost about half of the tomato plants. I guess it was how the wind was blowing or something. Some plants were under the same cover and some would be great and others would be lost.

 

[karenerwin]

I ordered mine in the middle of March and Cackle was sold out till the end of April at that time. At Orscheln chicks are gone with an hour or two of arriving. I really feel sorry for the chicks as I assume many will not do well with inexperienced people.

JT

I put in an order at Cackle the last couple of days in March. Pick up date is April 28th. I'm getting Jumbo Cornish cross chicks.

 

[jthornton]

I put in an order at Cackle the last couple of days in March. Pick up date is April 28th. I'm getting Jumbo Cornish cross chicks.

I'm still considering dashing up there and picking mine up. Ship date is April 29th for mine. So I'm guessing the pickup date is the day after the born on date. Looks like hatch day is Monday and Wednesday.

JT

 

[jthornton]

I covered mine on Thursday or Friday ( I forget which night it was) but I still lost about half of the tomato plants. I guess it was how the wind was blowing or something. Some plants were under the same cover and some would be great and others would be lost.

Tuesday night forecast is for 33°F here, I'm chinking up my cover and putting a 100w bulb in each one.

JT

 

[jthornton]

I covered mine on Thursday or Friday ( I forget which night it was) but I still lost about half of the tomato plants. I guess it was how the wind was blowing or something. Some plants were under the same cover and some would be great and others would be lost.

I'm in zone 7a so a bit warmer than most counties in Missouri. The plants I have outside are actually last years tomatoes that I cut and kept alive all winter.

JT

 

[karenerwin]

I'm still considering dashing up there and picking mine up. Ship date is April 29th for mine. So I'm guessing the pickup date is the day after the born on date. Looks like hatch day is Monday and Wednesday.

JT

Pick up days are on Tuesday and Thursdays. It would have doubled my cost to have them shipped, but it's only a 2 hour drive each way to drive up there.

 

[jthornton]

Pick up days are on Tuesday and Thursdays. It would have doubled my cost to have them shipped, but it's only a 2 hour drive each way to drive up there.

It's 3 hours each way for me, no good way to get from 60 to Lebanon but I'm still considering making the drive. I guess I have a week or so to make up my mind. The original plan was to make a nice day trip to Cackle but with the Covid 19 I scratched that idea. I still might make a hit an run trip on the 30th.

JT

 

[jthornton]

Well I was not successful in changing from shipping to pickup. They said it would be end of July if I wanted to pick them up, I said ship them chicks to me lol.

JT

 

[SueT]

I set 12 eggs in my incubator yesterday! #'s on eggs are date laid. There are 5 Spitzhauben and 7 Sebright/Spitz cross. It seems to be holding a steady temp. They should hatch Cinco de Mayo....

 

[jthornton]

We didn't get down to 32°F this morning only made it to 36°F.

Dug out a couple of old blankets to wrap the tomatoes with.


Put a 100 watt bulb in each one (no clue why I still had a 100w bulb any more)


Then covered that up with the tarp.


JT