Texas

[flocktastic]

Annnnnnd there's our tornado watches now...

 

[Ren2014]

Ok all... just in case you haven't heard... when severe weather threatens, keep bike helmets/football helmets handy for kids and yourselves... protect your heads and free up your hands to grab and protect other things

My niece sends me pictures of her kids with their helmets on anytime sever weather threatens so I won't worry as much. It really can make a difference.

 

[jtn42248]

We were lucky and only got heavy rain, thunder and lightening out of this first wave of storms. The second wave is supposed to hit sometime Thursday into Friday. This was in Hamlin, about 80 miles north of us...

 

[flocktastic]

We were lucky and only got heavy rain, thunder and lightening out of this first wave of storms. The second wave is supposed to hit sometime Thursday into Friday. This was in Hamlin, about 80 miles north of us...

Holy CRUD!!! Yeah we ended up with wind and heavy rain but no hail right where we are and no tornados. We still have a "watch" until 1am but I think we may see just a little bit of rain between 11ish and midnight/1230. Nothing major. There's usually a pattern of severe weather petering out when it reaches our area...or splitting around us...so strange! Hope everyone is ok!

 

[Ren2014]

We were lucky and only got heavy rain, thunder and lightening out of this first wave of storms. The second wave is supposed to hit sometime Thursday into Friday. This was in Hamlin, about 80 miles north of us...

OMG I hope all are ok there.
Glay y'all are safe.

Holy CRUD!!! Yeah we ended up with wind and heavy rain but no hail right where we are and no tornados. We still have a "watch" until 1am but I think we may see just a little bit of rain between 11ish and midnight/1230. Nothing major.

There's usually a pattern of severe weather petering out when it reaches our area...or splitting around us...so strange!

Hope everyone is ok!

Glad y'all are safe also.
Still nothing here. Looks like we might get something before sun up.

 

[RustedOak]

Checking in after the heavy storms last night... Here in Waco, we had heavy winds and thunderstorms but managed to miss the hail. One block over, an old growth tree was completely uprooted and fell but missed the owner's house. We had a small downed branch and lost power a few times through the night but otherwise came out unscathed. Hope everyone and their critters are okay this morning.

 

[bdfive]

I use the Brinsea Humidity pump as my current incubator is a Brinsea. It is a pain in the posterior to install into the until, but it is a lot easier than constantly opening the unit to add water. The only thing that needs opening now, is the humidity pump to insure there is water. It has been giving a constant read out of 44 percent.

The reason I went to a humidity pump is that I wanted precision. Not enough humidity they dry up in their shells. To much and you can drown them. Though, ironically, they need a higher percentage of humidity the closer to the hatch date. But, again, that is also a balancing act.

I think the most interesting thing aside from hatching is imprinting. Back when we were just experimenting with hatching we put in two eggs. One made it, the other didn't.

The lone chick thought it was a mini-human and I was it's mama. Then we rang a larger hatch of chicks. They went into the grow out box and assumed the larger more mature chick was their mama. It freaked out because it had never seen another chicken before.

So, this last hatch I did more Chocolates, a Maran, and a Blue Americana. The Blue has already found a new home. But, the other chick has accepted his/her role as keeper of the other chicks. He/she taught them how to eat and drink.

When I have a lone chick I use a mirror in it's brooder. Works like a charm. It believes it's image in another chick. I have peafowl, pheasants and a pair of Black swans. Would like to have chickens but keep putting it off.

 

[bdfive]

Got caught out in yesterdays storm that materialized quickly. Had to put a bucket over my head while I moved birds to safety. That hail hurts. Had woman call wanting to purchase peahens. she said 2 of hers were killed by hail. We're about 35 miles north of San Antonio. Storms went thru earlier but thank goodness no hail. So sorry for those of you that are suffering losses. I've seen pictures on news of seriously damaged homes, cars, etc;

 

[redpennies15]

Going to be traveling from Texarkana to NW Houston this Thursday. I hope I can get there without a boat.

 

[flocktastic]

Some news anchor took this pic on the main road through our town last night, as the storm rolled in...