Hurricane Advice

[User395221]

Somebody having fun with photoshop.

Obviously fake, you can tell it wasn't shot in Texas.

The dinosaur isn't wearing a cowboy hat.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Did anyone else see the flooded SUV with chickens hanging out on the roof on the Weather Channel?

not yet!

Just saw this post. I am also near Houston. My house is in Sugarland, and we can't get back to our home with all the road closures. We had to evacuate to our farm with our livestock. I am thankful it wasn't the other way around!!
Anyway thought and prayers are with you all. Our house is very, very close to the Brazos river, and interestingly enough our farm is close to the Colorado river!
Either way we are stuck next to a potential disaster area.
Long story short, the rain is wrecking havoc on my flock. With so much rain, the ground is so saturated it just stays wet and stinky. This couldn't be good for the chickens. I am seeing many stressed chickens who are not laying hardly at all. I have started letting them out to roam to get them out of the nasty coop.
Poor things! I worry that with this wet ground diseases will become a issue.

watch for cocci, make sure to get some amprolium

I've been taking time to think about how best to help out my fellow Texans despite being 5000+ miles away and unable to physically help. Since I own a small business, I've decided that for every order of 2 or more bars of our soap I will donate $5 to local charities helping with relief. I picked charities helping Houston as well as Rockport, Port Aransas, and other badly-effected areas.

http://hippiestink.com/2017/09/02/helping-hands-hurricane-harvey/

The link will provide more info on when this will be implemented. Stay strong, Texas! Texans all over the world have you in our thoughts and prayers.

that is so great of you!!!

It's not silly at all. Many animals were left behind in the rush to get out. Since most recovery is focused on people in many situations, the animals unfortunately are left. I am so thrilled that so many people are trying to help. I would be out there with them if I could just make it back. We tried getting back, however Wharton is completely shut down, and any other backroad I try to take is under water.
It's frustrating, if only I owned a helicopter!!

or a big boat!!

 

[Kiki]

I just sent an email to JR in hopes that he is able to receive it. I know he or his family are not listed on the safe and well website. His entire area is flooded and they did/doing mandatory evacuations.

What is his user name?

 

[Kiki]

I almost forgot to ask those of you around the flooded areas.
Have you been eaten alive yet my misqitos?
It started here yesterday morning! I can barely stand being outside for more than a few minutes! It's aweful! No matter what repellent I use they are overwhelming!

Have you seen this map?
http://fbcoem.org/fort-bend-county-road-closures/

 

[Bunnylady]

It seems a little foolish to be worrying about animals when there are people at risk, but I can't help it.

I saw a news story that said a local groomer/boarding facility is collecting food, cat litter, and other supplies to ship to affected areas; in the same story, they mentioned a rescue that had shipped a bunch of animals out of state for adoption.

Obviously fake, you can tell it wasn't shot in Texas.

The dinosaur isn't wearing a cowboy hat.

 

[Kiki]

Video taken yesterday:
http://fbcoem.org/helicopter-footage-september-1-2017/

 

[Flashpoint]

What is his user name?

@KikisGirls, it's @JRNash

 

[DwayneNLiz]

@KikisGirls, it's @JRNash

people on the turkey thread heard from him a couple days ago i think
and i think he left byc, but i hope he comes back

 

[Flashpoint]

people on the turkey thread heard from him a couple days ago i think
and i think he left byc, but i hope he comes back

Yes, on turkey thread. We had been emailing each other every few days. (His dad passed away a few weeks ago and then he went back to work.)

He had sent me two emails back to back on the 30th, the last one at 12:28pm my time - Then he stopped. He was out of power prior to that.

As far as I know, he has lost most if not all of his birds. On the 30th, he said at least 75%. That was before his house started to flood and he already had several feet of water in his driveway.

I just hope he's safe, wherever he is right now. I know there were mandatory evacuations ordered on Thursday before the Neches River crested. There are homes filled with water and many that only the tops are showing.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I just hope he's safe, wherever he is right now. I know there were mandatory evacuations ordered on Thursday before the Neches River crested. There are homes filled with water and many that only the tops are showing.

so scary thank you i hope he is safe wherever he is as well
and when he is ready we can send care packages (that may or may not contain eggs)