The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[JaeG]

Your daily dose of cuteness (and we are looking much cuter these days). The younger one is showing some orange cheek colour, but the older one isn't. It's a shame that the one who will have the pearl pattern in its wings is the one with less grey, so there won't be as much pretty pattern to see. But they'll still be gorgeous. They are so cuddly and snuggly.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Did you 'squeeze' all the air out of the baggies? Looks like it in the pic....should have enough in the bag so the air can circulate/equalibrate slightly.

Should I open it and add more air?? I didn’t intentionally squeeze it out but it does look rather flat.... hmmm...

 

[007Sean]

Should I open it and add more air?? I didn’t intentionally squeeze it out but it does look rather flat.... hmmm...

You can, you'll get a better reading. You'll need to restart the clock again though. Should let it stabilize for at least 6 hours, 24 is best...then do it again, to see if it repeats the same reading. I calibrate mine 3x's each time before each hatch.

 

[ShrekDawg]

You can, you'll get a better reading. You'll need to restart the clock again though. Should let it stabilize for at least 6 hours, 24 is best...then do it again, to see if it repeats the same reading. I calibrate mine 3x's each time before each hatch.

Thanks for the info!! This is really helpful!! I ended up adding some air to it but should I take everything out and test the bag first or is it too late?? Maybe I’ll just leave it for now and calibrate it again after this?? And yeah, I was planning on leave it for 24. I might just leave it for now since I added more air and then just recalibrate it in some other containers or something. I haven’t ordered any eggs yet or built a cage so I still have plenty of time lol I am just being impatient and want to put it in the incubator and test it already

 

[007Sean]

Thanks for the info!! This is really helpful!! I ended up adding some air to it but should I take everything out and test the bag first or is it too late?? Maybe I’ll just leave it for now and calibrate it again after this?? And yeah, I was planning on leave it for 24. I might just leave it for now since I added more air and then just recalibrate it in some other containers or something. I haven’t ordered any eggs yet or built a cage so I still have plenty of time lol I am just being impatient and want to put it in the incubator and test it already

That's a 'good' thing. After you calibrate it, crank up the bator put some water in it and play around with it before you start seriously hatching any eggs. It will give you a better 'feel' for how much water you need to add to get your humidity where it should be during incubation and then at lockdown.
ETA - After 24 hours the sensor should be reading 75% Rh, if it reads low then you will add the percent difference to get the actual % Rh, if it reads high you will subtract that % to get the actual %Rh.
Example: sensor is reading 68% so you will perform this calculation. 68 - 75 ÷ 75 = -7 x 100 = -9.33% , so its reading that % low. Perform the same calculation if reading higher to get your 'actual' % Rh Example:
78 - 75 ÷ 75 = 0.04 × 100 = 4% you would subtract that % to get true %Rh.
Most of the time the sensors will read low.
HTH

 

[rjohns39]

Morning folks

 

[Blooie]

Good MORNING! This is your Cowley AM news.....if we can’t provide the real deal, we’ll make it up to start your day off right!

Town shop employees yesterday worked round the clock - well, from 2 in the afternoon until 6 last evening anyway - trying to get the skeeter control truck’s sprayer working correctly. Seems the doohickey that disburses the spray evenly has gone missing, and Search and Rescue has sent out search parties, to no avail. Several alternative parts were tried in the sprayer, including the little thingamajig from a Windex bottle. Although it fit, a trial run showed that it would only aim the spray at windows of the homes it passed as it went down the street. The next attempt was the sprayer thingy from a can of polish remover. We haven’t seen the Debowskies since. This sprayer is essential to the town of Cowley and the mayor is asking that all residents check under any remaining snow piles to see if it might simply be buried, along with the soda cans and candy wrappers that make their annual spring appearance as the snow melts.
Remember, this sprayer is a vital part of the night life in Cowley, as evidenced by the number of good citizens who sit out on their porches on Tuesday and Friday nights to watch Dexter spray for skeeters. We cannot turn the Skeeter Spraying into a festival to attract tourists if we can’t control the skeeters or the sprayer.

In other news, the Crosby’s ran their twice-a-year cattle parade down Main Street a couple of weeks ago. There is still some fertilizer available for pickup at no charge, if citizens would like to help themselves. If they opt for the supply at the curbs, a simple pickup truck and a shovel will be all each person needs. For the fertilizer left in the street itself, they may need an ice chipper as well...it’s pretty well flattened by now. Our on-the-scene reporter has video of the event, to be shown at the end of this broadcast.

In sports, nothing happened.

Our weather for the weekend promises to be just beaut-ee-ful, and we all know about weather’s promises in Wyoming. So this reporter urges folks to make an early trip to the Red Apple grocery store, where you’ll find everything under one roof except the prices, which are through the roof. If it’s a sunny 50 degrees this weekend, with winds calm at 60, there will likely be a run on meats and deli salads as the populace fires up their grills and smokers. If it’s snowy and 10 degrees, with winds calm at 60, they’ll be looking for supplies to survive. Either way, a weekend run on the grocery store is always an accurate prediction.

And that’s the morning news from Cowley, where “Welcome to Cowley, Wyoming” and “Now Leaving Cowley, Wyoming” are painted on the same sign.....and on the same side. Proudly sponsored by the Cowley Merc, where you can fill up your car and yourself with gas in one stop, by the Waterhole Bar, which we’re sure will re-open before the end of the decade, and by the Cowley Post Office, whose motto is “Don’t worry, you’ll get it eventually.” Have a doggone good day, and here’s that video for you.

 

[N F C]

Morning everyone!

Blooie, that's a lot of cows! I think that must take longer than waiting at a RR crossing Hope you all find the spray attachment (or have lots of anti-itch goop on hand).

Jae, that was a nice daily serving of cuteness!

 

[bruceha2000]

Fun story @Blooie!
Seems like they would announce the time of the cattle drive so more people could go watch

 

[Blooie]

Morning everyone!

Blooie, that's a lot of cows! I think that must take longer than waiting at a RR crossing Hope you all find the spray attachment (or have lots of anti-itch goop on hand).

Jae, that was a nice daily serving of cuteness!

That was just at the end, Debby! They’d been going through on Main Street for quite some time before I got to the intersection. How’s the tooth? I feel kinda bad that you are hurting and disliking Wyoming, but once you get to Casper where there more amenities you’ll be happier! You are pretty isolated down your way, and this winter has been brutal along I-80. Hang in there, my friend!