The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[N F C]

I was repairing the bridge in the swans pond and yep a board snapped , There I was over my head I swam to shore and those swans were laughing . I am a little bit sore and there is some skin missing hear and there , Other than that I Ok !

Hi Mark, I'm not sure what to say first...

Ouch!
Sorry about the fall.
You have a swan pond??? With swans?

 

[DigMyChicks]

Good afternoon all. We have clouds and had a few sprinkles so I took my daughters car to the store rather than the golf cart. Boo. We need any and all rain we can get though. I hope you’re all having a great day! We are back to less time on inbound calls at work and I’ve been a busy and productive bee. Now it’s time to chill with the ducks for a bit. Have a great night!

We’ve had showers all day long but not much for accumulation.

 

[N F C]

We’ve had showers all day long but not much for accumulation.

As Martha Stewart would say...that's a good thing!

 

[N F C]

I think some of (or maybe most of you?) know Miss Lydia. She did an update to her member interview and has some good pictures to share:
BYC Member Interview - Miss Lydia - **UPDATE 03-23-21 page 4**

Patti was one of the first members I 'met' and she's always been one of the nicest and most helpful people on BYC

 

[bruceha2000]

I get up when I want & it's not at 5am

Me too! Well I do tend to wake up when DW gets up at 5:15 6 days a week but I go back to sleep.

I tell my kids all the struggle us 90's kids went through

"us 90's kids"? Just how young are you? My kids are "90's" kids, '93 and '95.

Lucky you! The US has been impressive in how quickly they've made the vaccines available. Do you have to pay for it?
Our government is sooooooo sloooooooooow about doing anything - very frustrating.

Nope, the govt is paying for it. I'm sure there are a lot of people who couldn't afford it or would choose not to get vaccinated if they did have to pay. Then there are all the people who won't take the vaccine.

You don't need to hurry to vaccinate in NZ, you have no cases and are an island MILES (KILOMETERS!) from any other land mass full of infected people!

So quick that there are strains in the US now that the vaccine isn’t working against.

Incorrect, at least according to the health experts I hear on NPR.

looks like i need to make one large nest box

I have a 3 bay box and a 4' long open box. Guess where the favored place to lay is? Yep, the LEFT side of the box and it doesn't matter is someone is already there. Either the hen in the box is chased out if she is lower in the order or they squish in if they are equals.

We have clouds and had a few sprinkles so I took my daughters car to the store rather than the golf cart. Boo.

Doesn't the cart have a roof?

 

[drstratton]

Me too! Well I do tend to wake up when DW gets up at 5:15 6 days a week but I go back to sleep.


"us 90's kids"? Just how young are you? My kids are "90's" kids, '93 and '95.


Nope, the govt is paying for it. I'm sure there are a lot of people who couldn't afford it or would choose not to get vaccinated if they did have to pay. Then there are all the people who won't take the vaccine.

You don't need to hurry to vaccinate in NZ, you have no cases and are an island MILES (KILOMETERS!) from any other land mass full of infected people!


Incorrect, at least according to the health experts I hear on NPR.


I have a 3 bay box and a 4' long open box. Guess where the favored place to lay is? Yep, the LEFT side of the box and it doesn't matter is someone is already there. Either the hen in the box is chased out if she is lower in the order or they squish in if they are equals.


Doesn't the cart have a roof?

When hubs was working I never could fall back to sleep once the alarm went off!

 

[drstratton]

Me too! Well I do tend to wake up when DW gets up at 5:15 6 days a week but I go back to sleep.


"us 90's kids"? Just how young are you? My kids are "90's" kids, '93 and '95.


Nope, the govt is paying for it. I'm sure there are a lot of people who couldn't afford it or would choose not to get vaccinated if they did have to pay. Then there are all the people who won't take the vaccine.

You don't need to hurry to vaccinate in NZ, you have no cases and are an island MILES (KILOMETERS!) from any other land mass full of infected people!


Incorrect, at least according to the health experts I hear on NPR.


I have a 3 bay box and a 4' long open box. Guess where the favored place to lay is? Yep, the LEFT side of the box and it doesn't matter is someone is already there. Either the hen in the box is chased out if she is lower in the order or they squish in if they are equals.


Doesn't the cart have a roof?

How young are you, my kids are 80's & 90's kids. 85, 87 & 90?

 

[JaeG]

Nope, the govt is paying for it. I'm sure there are a lot of people who couldn't afford it or would choose not to get vaccinated if they did have to pay. Then there are all the people who won't take the vaccine.

You don't need to hurry to vaccinate in NZ, you have no cases and are an island MILES (KILOMETERS!) from any other land mass full of infected people!

Our economy is pretty much based on tourism and agriculture/horticulture. So being shut off from the rest of the world longterm is going to be a bit of a killer. Our horticulture sector relies on seasonal workers from other countries (mostly the pacific islands) when it's picking season. There are hundreds of millions of dollars worth of produce that will have to be left to rot because there is such a shortage of workers and the government won't let seasonal workers in, even if they are from a pacific island nation with no cases and despite the growers themselves being prepared to put the workers up in their facilities to quarantine for two weeks! Sadly many of the growers will be forced to call it quits after this season. Fruit and veg are expensive enough as it is and the current situation is not going to help.

Once we can afford it we will create our own orchard (with many mandarin trees for our son). At the moment we are saving for a huge freezer to put a cow or two in.

 

[chrissynemetz]

How young are you, my kids are 80's & 90's kids. 85, 87 & 90?

86, 87, 88, 89, 90. I was busy for a while there....

 

[drstratton]

86, 87, 88, 89, 90. I was busy for a while there....

You certainly were!