The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[sharron]

I have a tomato plant flowering!

me too cap, sold a couple yesterday at the auction that had blooms too, have a couple of cherry tomatoes that have tomatoes on them too, seems like forever waiting for them to get ripe so i can eat them my garder snake, well the one, is out too, was laying on my lettuce this morning around 11 when i checked the plants in the greenhouse

 

[CapricornFarm]

I don't have a greenhouse, just started the seeds indoors.

 

[sharron]

I don't have a greenhouse, just started the seeds indoors.

this is just a little home made one that husband & fil made mil many years ago, made it from clear fiberglass roofing panels, in fact, its really old, fil died in 95 and they built it years before. husband replaced the roof last year and this year when i'm done using it we will have go replace the walls
i usually start things inside and when its warm enough not to freeze i then take them out to the greenhouse, its my place to go to play in the dirt when its cool outside, on sunny days its nice and toasty in there and the snakes don't mind me, they're use to me and know i won't bother them, plus its nice and quite and peaceful

 

[ShrekDawg]

Just moved the chicks outside. It is so hard to do but necessary as they have way outgrown their brooder even though just turned a week old yesterday. Double the size already. They grow up so fast.

 

[rjohns39]

It's really a push but you can do 1/2 a sqft per bird up to three weeks. Generally 1 sq ft is recommended for optimum growth.

 

[ShrekDawg]

 

[ShrekDawg]

It's really a push but you can do 1/2 a sqft per bird up to three weeks. Generally 1 sq ft is recommended for optimum growth.

They were just in like a storage tote type thing. A pretty big one but still. They didn’t really have much room to move so they had to be moved to a bigger one, at least imo, because they were starting to get really active. The MHP took up like half and then the food container had to be lengthwise instead of sideways at the end so it was sticking way into the middle of the brooder so that took up a ton of room and the waterer was in the corner but also took up a lot of room. So there really wasn’t much floor space. The new brooder in the coop is much bigger or at least much more floor space. To me it looked almost the same size as the tote but it is just a bit bigger and in the new brooder I can have the food and water on one end and not sticking into the middle and the MHP on the other end so they now have much more floor space. The new area I think is 2x4 so much more room. Of course the MHP, food, and water take up some floor space but they still have a bunch left. They look small in it actually LOL

 

[ShrekDawg]

MUCH more room. I wish i had gotten a pic of the old set up before I dismantled it. But basically the food was sticking out into the middle and the MHPtook up a ton of room.

 

[Blooie]

Good afternoon, World. It’s time for your Cowley town news! Cowley - where you can stand in any intersection and see both ends of town.

The big news in Wyoming this week has been the Race to the Golden Spike. Yep, Big Boy is a giant, puffing steam locomotive and this trek across our state has been fun for this reporter to follow. We haven’t had this many tourists in the area at one time since the Eclipse! Bring yer money, folks - there’s more to Wyoming than a geyser peeing into the sky! The highlight of the event has been watching videos of visitors whining because what looks like a 30 mile highway drive on the map actually takes about 3 hours to drive. But it’s the most fun when they realize that Muddy Gap, Chugwater, Bar Nunn, and Halfway are real places.....most without services!

Locally it’s been an exciting week here in our good town. Seems when Mays bought the old Henderson place and were doing the demolition that Mother Nature and Father Time had begun, they ran into a bit of a problem. There were two homes on that lot - a stick built house and an old mobile home. After disconnecting water and power, and working around a capped garden hose nozzle that was sticking up out of the ground, the mobile was moved out with no issues, bound for that great trailer park slum in the sky. And the house came down with no problems, too. Ahhh, but when they went to start removing the old rock foundation, KA-BOOM!!! Seems when the Hendersons moved the old trailer to their lot for Old Mother Henderson to live in, they decided to save a little money and tapped off their gas line, running natural gas to her trailer via an underground garden hose. I kid you not!! So when the Mays hit that impregnated, old style rubber garden hose and connection - the one that didn’t show up on gas company records or the utility finding dude’s meter, and which still held gas vapor despite the gas being shut off when demolition started - well, it got a bit exciting on that end of town. Mays have said that now that half the hole for new basement is there, they should be able to replace the neighbor's windows with the money they'll save. Replacing the poor guy who was operating the backhoe may take a bit more time. Last time anyone saw him he was halfway up Sage Creek and still running hard. There were sheriff cars, firetrucks, and gas company trucks down on that end of town for the better part of Friday afternoon. The Cowley Beautification Committee was there selling popcorn and a can of Pepsi for 2 bucks. For 5 bucks more you could sneak past the barricades and see the smoking hole in the ground. Who says nothing ever happens in small towns?

Time for the weather! Interesting week in the Cheyenne area. Tornado warning sirens blasted the air yesterday as a huge, black thunderstorm rolled into the area. The tornado did touch down outside of Cheyenne, heading east toward Burns and Hathaway. Road crews were concerned for the safety of the snow plows, which hadn’t been put away after last week’s blizzard and will be needed for the snowstorm heading in on Wednesday and Thursday. Locally nothing as dramatic is in the forecast. Gloomy, followed by drizzle, followed by more gloomy and a chance of drizzle.

Well, folks, that's a lot of news to digest, I know. Just a reminder - don't forget the Parade of Homes coming up this weekend in our fair town, to be held come rain (most likely) or shine (fat chance). Come and tour both homes in this extravaganza of fun! Come and try to find where Mr. Daryumple really hides his bottle of Scotch. Snoop freely in medicine cabinets. (Why does Mrs. Daryumple even need birth control pills? Has she SEEN Mr. Daryumple?) Examine corners when nobody's looking to spot all the dirt that Mrs. Featherwort sweeps there. Marvel at the brass spittoon inherited from her great great grandfather. Rumor has it that the ashes of his first 4 wives are in there. There will be a door prize for the kiddies....the Meyerhoffsteders have donated the doggie door they used to use for their Giant Schnauzer before they found out he was really a horse. Boy, I'm so looking forward to this huge event! And don't forget that the Mercantile will be closed from 1-4 so that none of the three employees have to miss the fun. See you there!

 

[drumstick diva]

Blooie you are hysterical - I hope your town doesn't send you packing. But it does sound like an interesting place to visit for a short time.