The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[N F C]

Phew for you, but sad that there were fatalities. Sounds like a nasty one.

I got a photo of our little ball of fuzz (with a bald head). The other egg is pipping too. By about a week old we'll start to see where they'll have dark patches.

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Being hand reared the parents love interacting with us so whoever is sitting on the nest when we go in to visit can't resist hopping out to see us for a little while. Except our other hen, Dottie, keeps trying to take over and steal the eggs and chick! I know if I put a nest box in there she and her mate would be in like a shot but we are far too close to moving day! They'll just have to wait.

It sounds like autumn will be warm and dry so they've got a bit of time. Australia has had another heat wave (which resulted in huge bushfires) and that's supposed to be tracking our way next week. It's been lovely and cool at night here with pleasantly warm days. I've had enough of the heat.

Oh my J...that little fuzzy baby looks like a kid's toy! What a cutie

I hope the heat doesn't make it to your area, you all need a break. Cool nights are so much easier for sleeping!

 

[bruceha2000]

Happy to be able to report the tornado narrowly missed us. It hit pretty hard right down the road though. Lots of emergency personnel and copters just east of us, going down our road, one after the other. News reporter speaking about 2 fatalities,but no body counts yet.

Damn, too close. Sad it had to come down at all but glad you are safe.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Happy to be able to report the tornado narrowly missed us. It hit pretty hard right down the road though. Lots of emergency personnel and copters just east of us, going down our road, one after the other. News reporter speaking about 2 fatalities,but no body counts yet.

Wow! Glad your ok!!

 

[Bamabexchicks]

Phew for you, but sad that there were fatalities. Sounds like a nasty one.

I got a photo of our little ball of fuzz (with a bald head). The other egg is pipping too. By about a week old we'll start to see where they'll have dark patches.

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Being hand reared the parents love interacting with us so whoever is sitting on the nest when we go in to visit can't resist hopping out to see us for a little while. Except our other hen, Dottie, keeps trying to take over and steal the eggs and chick! I know if I put a nest box in there she and her mate would be in like a shot but we are far too close to moving day! They'll just have to wait.

It sounds like autumn will be warm and dry so they've got a bit of time. Australia has had another heat wave (which resulted in huge bushfires) and that's supposed to be tracking our way next week. It's been lovely and cool at night here with pleasantly warm days. I've had enough of the heat.

So sweet! I really love cockatiels! That baby looks great; well cared for and thriving! I still have my ball needle for hand feeding. Raised many clutches in my day. Your picture makes me miss my crazy birds! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Bamabexchicks]

Wow! Glad your ok!!

Thanks DMC! We are grateful.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Naughty girl! Do they know how she's slipping out? Maybe she's looking for you.

She varies her tactics.

At first she dug out but she came right to the front step. And they knew something was wrong cause Frank came to the back deck pawing at the door and barking like Lassie LOL then the next time they caught her just in time to see her half under the fence and dragged her back in.

Then after that they reinforced the spot where she dug out. Cause oddly it was only one side in one particular spot that she was obsessed with even though there are other lower areas.

Then she jumped out.

Though the fence is a bit weak and they think she kinda just pushed it down. She kinda climbs over then flips her back legs over, looks very uncomfortable. Apparently she escapes the pen at the cabin too so they have seen it. Thankfully she came home that time too.

Then just the other day she escaped on the other side of the yard (cause previously like I mentioned she has only been obsessed with one side in one spot, which btw after she jumped the first time, they put more fencing over that side to make it higher) into the neighbor’s yard. Thankfully their yard is fully fenced and the people watching the neighbor’s house witnessed this and brought her back immediately.

Then today she jumped the low fence at the end of the yard into the marsh and ran around like a mad dog having fun and totally ignoring me. But the odd thing is she did not go far, stayed on the one near the house, and she ended up just pooping on the marsh and running back, even hopping the fence back in on her own. But she did scare me for 5 or 10 mins. And it is bad she didn’t come the first time. But I guess Gator ran into the marsh once (before the fence I think) and took off down the street, well, down the marsh. The marsh is large and Libby could have disappeared but she didn’t. But then of course I couldn’t discipline her/yell at her for coming back because then she would never want to come back again

But I did bring her inside after when she went down there again and looked like she wanted to jump it again. I said don’t you even think about it and brought her inside lol

But they are going to have their hands full I think.

Although it is not entirely her fault. The fence at the bottom of the yard is very low, only about 2 feet, and was just designed to keep them out of the marsh, and it has worked well up until now. She has never challenged it. But it will need updating. As will the other fences. The fences are pretty low, I think only maybe 4 feet, or perhaps even slightly lower in some spots and the shared fence with the neighbor that brought her back is pretty loose/bendy as it has been in like 10 years. So I think it needs tightening and some added security. They want to put a lean in but they do not want to install anything without asking the neighbors and they are not home until Friday.

But they also used to sometimes just let them out by themselves and they were fine. Well now she jumps or digs out when she is unsupervised. So needs to be supervised. She does not jump when supervised. Normally. Today was the first time she has ever jumped a fence with someone outside. I was shocked. But we knew she would figure out how low that fence was one day. I guess today is the day.

I do not think she is looking for me but maybe. I think she thinks the grass is greener on the other side lol also, in the case of the neighbor, the people watching the neighbor’s dog and house are outside a lot playing with the dog when the owner’s normally aren’t except in spring/summer and normally just let her out to potty alone and call her in, and/or they take her with them a lot of places, so Libby is not used to seeing anyone in the yard, except maybe occasionally the neighbors but she knows them and doesn’t make a big deal over it, so seeing these new people in the yard, walking around, playing with the dog, etc., I think it was just super exciting for Libby and she couldn’t resist and hopped over there. But thankfully their yard is very securely fenced and Libby was able to be caught and brought home quickly.

But it is only the last few weeks that this has really started and gotten really bad. But I think she just figured out there is a weakness in the fence and how to exploit it. So they will be making improvements. I think wire on the bottom so she can’t dig out and lean ins on the top so she can’t jump/climb out.

Also at the cabin she apparently doesn’t always escape the pen but one time when FSIL’s parents were up there, she saw her dad walk by/working outside the fence and got super excited and slipped over it, so I think she tends to escape only when tempted. But idk.

But it is weird because she has a brother to play with and some of the stuff I was reading said they were bored or to interact with them or get them a playmate or whatever but Frank is always out with her so why she would want to escape and leave him, idk. But she seems to always feel bad about it and come right back rather than taking off which I suppose is good. But it is definitely scary. But I think she is just in the teenager rebellious phase and has figured out how to exploit weaknesses in the fence and that escaping is fun.

 

[sourland]

If all else fails, Invisible Fence may be the way to go. In our 55 years we have had many dogs. Almost all stayed home. Our latest and last decided at around 6 months of age to make a break for it and left for half a day. The next week we had Invisible Fence installed and she became a homebody.

 

[rjohns39]

Whew, that was close then! Glad to hear you & yours are ok Becca.

Growing up in Kansas I saw way too much of those ugly storms. When I was moving to FL people would ask me if I was scared of hurricanes...heck no! I'll take a hurricane over a tornado any day.

X2 I grew up with them too, although they always seemed to dislike my street. I remember finding a piece of straw buried in an oak tree after one passed by. That was amazing. I was too young at the time to understand the risk.

Oh my J...that little fuzzy baby looks like a kid's toy! What a cutie

I hope the heat doesn't make it to your area, you all need a break. Cool nights are so much easier for sleeping!

At least with a hurricane you can see it coming days in advance. By the time I was a young teen I could look at the sky and know when to take cover but you always had to be vigilant. So Earthquakes and Tornadoes are at the top of my list of things to avoid. Of course just to show how risk adverse I am, I live 600 feet above sea level tucked in a nice hallow to avoid all of those nasty storm things.

 

[sourland]

@rjohns39, risk adverse ? I just call that good common sense. The Princess and I love the ocean, but there is nor way that I will ever own a home there.

 

[bruceha2000]

Sounds like Libby needs a lot more activity than she is getting.

Sour, on the way to Hawaii?