The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[drstratton]

I loved that show! Trying to think, it's been so long, was she Donna's mom?

Thank you! Me too... he's already getting frustrated with the process. He's the type of person who never goes to the doctors. Doctor at ER said go to the foot doctor Monday. Called and they said he can't come in without a referral from his primary doctor. Glad it's his left leg, because he had to drive himself around today since I'm home with all the kids doing distance learning.

Yes!! I feel rather cranky when I can't have a good cup in the morning
I use to love Yuban but now I'm hooked on SF Bay k-cups for the Keurig a medium-dark to dark roast is good with creamer.

Just for clarification...I hope he's going to see an orthopedic surgeon...not a podiatrist?

 

[JaeG]

My birds have been running me ragged. My incubator started peeping last night. My quail were starting to hatch (2 days early). Thankfully I'd had the humidity raised for my cockatiel egg that was hatching. But I had to organise a brooder for them.

I've got other cockatiel eggs in the incubator and 2 of them have started to hatch. They are early too but I think the noises the quail chicks were making as they hatched have spurred them on.

I did have another sitting pair of cockatiels in the aviary that I was going to give babies to (they don't seem to have done too well on their eggs I'd left them) but this morning they were out of the nest and other birds were in it, so I'm not sure what's going on there. I'll check on them later and see if they have settled back on their nest, or if I'll have to give the tiny babies to my other pair (poor things). I did take the largest chick from their nest this morning as well as it is huge and the littlest hadn't been fed. The big chick also had regurgitated seed all over it so I'm not sure if it's forced a smaller chick to regurgitate food for it (they will do that, naughty babies).

Fun times!

We've had a pair of Welcome Swallows (very similar to your Barn Swallows) nesting above one of our ranch sliders. Their 3rd batch of chicks has just fledged. So we have a lot of Swallows around our place. I adore Swallows and it's lovely to watch them hunting bugs on the surface of the pond.

 

[ronott1]

My birds have been running me ragged. My incubator started peeping last night. My quail were starting to hatch (2 days early). Thankfully I'd had the humidity raised for my cockatiel egg that was hatching. But I had to organise a brooder for them.

I've got other cockatiel eggs in the incubator and 2 of them have started to hatch. They are early too but I think the noises the quail chicks were making as they hatched have spurred them on.

I did have another sitting pair of cockatiels in the aviary that I was going to give babies to (they don't seem to have done too well on their eggs I'd left them) but this morning they were out of the nest and other birds were in it, so I'm not sure what's going on there. I'll check on them later and see if they have settled back on their nest, or if I'll have to give the tiny babies to my other pair (poor things). I did take the largest chick from their nest this morning as well as it is huge and the littlest hadn't been fed. The big chick also had regurgitated seed all over it so I'm not sure if it's forced a smaller chick to regurgitate food for it (they will do that, naughty babies).

Fun times!

We've had a pair of Welcome Swallows (very similar to your Barn Swallows) nesting above one of our ranch sliders. Their 3rd batch of chicks has just fledged. So we have a lot of Swallows around our place. I adore Swallows and it's lovely to watch them hunting bugs on the surface of the pond.

It sounds like a lot of Summer Fun!

 

[N F C]

My birds have been running me ragged. My incubator started peeping last night. My quail were starting to hatch (2 days early). Thankfully I'd had the humidity raised for my cockatiel egg that was hatching. But I had to organise a brooder for them.

I've got other cockatiel eggs in the incubator and 2 of them have started to hatch. They are early too but I think the noises the quail chicks were making as they hatched have spurred them on.

I did have another sitting pair of cockatiels in the aviary that I was going to give babies to (they don't seem to have done too well on their eggs I'd left them) but this morning they were out of the nest and other birds were in it, so I'm not sure what's going on there. I'll check on them later and see if they have settled back on their nest, or if I'll have to give the tiny babies to my other pair (poor things). I did take the largest chick from their nest this morning as well as it is huge and the littlest hadn't been fed. The big chick also had regurgitated seed all over it so I'm not sure if it's forced a smaller chick to regurgitate food for it (they will do that, naughty babies).

Fun times!

We've had a pair of Welcome Swallows (very similar to your Barn Swallows) nesting above one of our ranch sliders. Their 3rd batch of chicks has just fledged. So we have a lot of Swallows around our place. I adore Swallows and it's lovely to watch them hunting bugs on the surface of the pond.

Hi Jae! Lots of bird antics going on around your house, sounds like fun (and a bit tiring)

 

[igorsMistress]

Good moooorning hope you have a good morning with a good cup of coffee to start.

Good mooorning!! Hope your Monday is good to you.

Good mooooorning. Keeping my fingers crossed that maybe, just maybe it won't be that bad hopefully!

Good morning! Phew!! it just had to challenging you didn't it but so glad it worked out. Did hubby & son catch anything good?
Hopefully it's an easy day for the kids starting back so you can focus more.

Good mooorning hope you have an ridiculously awesome day!

Good mooorning to you definitely a good start to a Monday (though I'm the only one awake so far) how about you?

Good moorning! How is Maggie? Is she still keeping your feets warm?

Hi Mad. At that time I was the only one home who was awake. Had to work today, blah

 

[JaeG]

Look at the awesome shot I just got. A young Swallow was sitting just outside the window on DH's utility vehicle (best thing we've ever bought for the farm). It didn't notice me creep up with the camera and then one of its parents flew in to feed it before dashing off to find more bugs for hungry mouths.

 

[igorsMistress]

Happy Monday IM!

We used to watch That 70's show, it was funny! Was Tanya Roberts a Bond girl years ago too?

Yes ma’am, one with Roger Moore and she was in a season of Charlie’s Angels. I liked That 70s Show quite bit, especially Red. He was so cynical and sarcastic.

 

[igorsMistress]

Look at the awesome shot I just got. A young Swallow was sitting just outside the window on DH's utility vehicle (best thing we've ever bought for the farm). It didn't notice me creep up with the camera and then one of its parents flew in to feed it before dashing off to find more bugs for hungry mouths.

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Wow Jae, most excellent indeed!

 

[drstratton]

My birds have been running me ragged. My incubator started peeping last night. My quail were starting to hatch (2 days early). Thankfully I'd had the humidity raised for my cockatiel egg that was hatching. But I had to organise a brooder for them.

I've got other cockatiel eggs in the incubator and 2 of them have started to hatch. They are early too but I think the noises the quail chicks were making as they hatched have spurred them on.

I did have another sitting pair of cockatiels in the aviary that I was going to give babies to (they don't seem to have done too well on their eggs I'd left them) but this morning they were out of the nest and other birds were in it, so I'm not sure what's going on there. I'll check on them later and see if they have settled back on their nest, or if I'll have to give the tiny babies to my other pair (poor things). I did take the largest chick from their nest this morning as well as it is huge and the littlest hadn't been fed. The big chick also had regurgitated seed all over it so I'm not sure if it's forced a smaller chick to regurgitate food for it (they will do that, naughty babies).

Fun times!

We've had a pair of Welcome Swallows (very similar to your Barn Swallows) nesting above one of our ranch sliders. Their 3rd batch of chicks has just fledged. So we have a lot of Swallows around our place. I adore Swallows and it's lovely to watch them hunting bugs on the surface of the pond.

Hi Jae! Sounds like you're having quite the adventure, but it does sound exhausting...all of those demanding little mouths to keep fed! I hope you can foster them with your mated pairs.

 

[drstratton]

Look at the awesome shot I just got. A young Swallow was sitting just outside the window on DH's utility vehicle (best thing we've ever bought for the farm). It didn't notice me creep up with the camera and then one of its parents flew in to feed it before dashing off to find more bugs for hungry mouths.

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That is just way cool!