The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[igorsMistress]

I have to share this conversation I just had with the 9 year old
Cam: Grammy! There’s a spider under the curtains in the play room! It’s got six big long legs and a huge butt. I was going to squish it with one of my toys, but no. Then I’d have to wipe it off. I don’t have anything to squish it with.
Me: Let’s catch it and put it outside.
Cam: No! Then it will come back and get us in the middle of the night. It has to die! I’m going to use my shoe…
The child leaves and not long after he screams like a girl. I can’t wait to talk to his girlfriend or wife when he’s older

 

[N F C]

I have to share this conversation I just had with the 9 year old
Cam: Grammy! There’s a spider under the curtains in the play room! It’s got six big long legs and a huge butt. I was going to squish it with one of my toys, but no. Then I’d have to wipe it off. I don’t have anything to squish it with.
Me: Let’s catch it and put it outside.
Cam: No! Then it will come back and get us in the middle of the night. It has to die! I’m going to use my shoe…
The child leaves and not long after he screams like a girl. I can’t wait to talk to his girlfriend or wife when he’s older

Cam's going to love having that story told when he's older

 

[DigMyChicks]

I have to share this conversation I just had with the 9 year old
Cam: Grammy! There’s a spider under the curtains in the play room! It’s got six big long legs and a huge butt. I was going to squish it with one of my toys, but no. Then I’d have to wipe it off. I don’t have anything to squish it with.
Me: Let’s catch it and put it outside.
Cam: No! Then it will come back and get us in the middle of the night. It has to die! I’m going to use my shoe…
The child leaves and not long after he screams like a girl. I can’t wait to talk to his girlfriend or wife when he’s older

As funny as that is IM I get it. I hate spiders!

 

[DigMyChicks]

Last night we left the graduation and went to daughter's house to wait for their return. Sitting on the deck drinking a coffee and notice something black moving along the backyard fence. Brain in slow motion goes. "That's not Jeter (black lab) she's in the house." Jump to high gear: "That's a bear, and it's going to go into the garage." We had left the garage door open on arrival. Got to the door control just as the bear was entering the garage. As the door closed, the bear spun around and bolted. Not a real big animal - perhaps 250 pounds.

That would have been a heck of a surprise walking in on that!

So sorry to hear this, will keep everyone in my thoughts and prayers

Thanks Sue! Pray for me that I don’t give my sister in law a smack upside her selfish head.

 

[JaeG]

Hello everyone! I haven't been on BYC for so long. I started to avoid my computer because I had so many people emailing me about baby cockatiels before I'd even listed them for sale (more fool me for leaving the ad up), and I only had a very few birds. I was so over people by the end of that (especially when people didn't get back to me or took forever to get back to me (and still expected birds to be available!) - so frustrating)! But I have a couple of people who bought one who would love another in the coming season which is nice, and it's always so lovely to get photos and videos from happy new owners.

I've also been hard at work battling weeds, and recently researching like a crazy person for any and all potential situations for when our heifers give birth. We are 12 weeks out and I sort of feel prepared. I showed DS, who is 10, a video on YouTube of a cow giving birth. I thought he'd be grossed out but I explained what everything was and why it was important and at the end, when he saw that cute little calf, he was like "Awww, that's so cute - I'm so excited for our calves to be born".

And I'm trying my hand at growing lots of little trees from seed. I want to plant lots of trees here. So far I have quite a few swamp gums (which are much needed in the many boggy places on our block) and some Australian Blackwoods, a type of wattle, which grows super fast for firewood.

We've been getting lots of rain lately but it's not that cold. Autumn was cold and dry and very grey (which is unusual as it's usually very sunny) so we didn't get good grass growth. We've had more sun lately which is desperately needed to grow that grass and sort of start to dry things out (until the next rain storm). It's definitely the season of mud! We are supplementing our heifers with hay and 3 are headed to the works once we sort out a ramp to get them on the truck. Our 3 pregnant girls will need all the grass they can get once they have their calves so they are priority, and we'll still have one heifer to put in our freezer once we get around to buying one that's big enough.

And our Trouble duck, who I was sure was a boy, is currently sitting on infertile eggs under my shed! She's just a very thick necked, very broad breasted girl. Our other Muscovy girls look elegant and slim and delicate. Whereas Trouble is seriously built like a tank.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi Jae!

 

[N F C]

Hello everyone! I haven't been on BYC for so long. I started to avoid my computer because I had so many people emailing me about baby cockatiels before I'd even listed them for sale (more fool me for leaving the ad up), and I only had a very few birds. I was so over people by the end of that (especially when people didn't get back to me or took forever to get back to me (and still expected birds to be available!) - so frustrating)! But I have a couple of people who bought one who would love another in the coming season which is nice, and it's always so lovely to get photos and videos from happy new owners.

I've also been hard at work battling weeds, and recently researching like a crazy person for any and all potential situations for when our heifers give birth. We are 12 weeks out and I sort of feel prepared. I showed DS, who is 10, a video on YouTube of a cow giving birth. I thought he'd be grossed out but I explained what everything was and why it was important and at the end, when he saw that cute little calf, he was like "Awww, that's so cute - I'm so excited for our calves to be born".

And I'm trying my hand at growing lots of little trees from seed. I want to plant lots of trees here. So far I have quite a few swamp gums (which are much needed in the many boggy places on our block) and some Australian Blackwoods, a type of wattle, which grows super fast for firewood.

We've been getting lots of rain lately but it's not that cold. Autumn was cold and dry and very grey (which is unusual as it's usually very sunny) so we didn't get good grass growth. We've had more sun lately which is desperately needed to grow that grass and sort of start to dry things out (until the next rain storm). It's definitely the season of mud! We are supplementing our heifers with hay and 3 are headed to the works once we sort out a ramp to get them on the truck. Our 3 pregnant girls will need all the grass they can get once they have their calves so they are priority, and we'll still have one heifer to put in our freezer once we get around to buying one that's big enough.

And our Trouble duck, who I was sure was a boy, is currently sitting on infertile eggs under my shed! She's just a very thick necked, very broad breasted girl. Our other Muscovy girls look elegant and slim and delicate. Whereas Trouble is seriously built like a tank.

Hi Jae, so good to see you!

It sounds like the word has gotten out you're the go-to person for cockatiels! And calving coming up, that will be exciting, hope it all goes well.

 

[N F C]

Good morning everyone, happy Saturday!

 

[N F C]

@JaeG I meant to mention...those were wonderful photos in the calendar contest:
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[DigMyChicks]

Hello everyone! I haven't been on BYC for so long. I started to avoid my computer because I had so many people emailing me about baby cockatiels before I'd even listed them for sale (more fool me for leaving the ad up), and I only had a very few birds. I was so over people by the end of that (especially when people didn't get back to me or took forever to get back to me (and still expected birds to be available!) - so frustrating)! But I have a couple of people who bought one who would love another in the coming season which is nice, and it's always so lovely to get photos and videos from happy new owners.

I've also been hard at work battling weeds, and recently researching like a crazy person for any and all potential situations for when our heifers give birth. We are 12 weeks out and I sort of feel prepared. I showed DS, who is 10, a video on YouTube of a cow giving birth. I thought he'd be grossed out but I explained what everything was and why it was important and at the end, when he saw that cute little calf, he was like "Awww, that's so cute - I'm so excited for our calves to be born".

And I'm trying my hand at growing lots of little trees from seed. I want to plant lots of trees here. So far I have quite a few swamp gums (which are much needed in the many boggy places on our block) and some Australian Blackwoods, a type of wattle, which grows super fast for firewood.

We've been getting lots of rain lately but it's not that cold. Autumn was cold and dry and very grey (which is unusual as it's usually very sunny) so we didn't get good grass growth. We've had more sun lately which is desperately needed to grow that grass and sort of start to dry things out (until the next rain storm). It's definitely the season of mud! We are supplementing our heifers with hay and 3 are headed to the works once we sort out a ramp to get them on the truck. Our 3 pregnant girls will need all the grass they can get once they have their calves so they are priority, and we'll still have one heifer to put in our freezer once we get around to buying one that's big enough.

And our Trouble duck, who I was sure was a boy, is currently sitting on infertile eggs under my shed! She's just a very thick necked, very broad breasted girl. Our other Muscovy girls look elegant and slim and delicate. Whereas Trouble is seriously built like a tank.

Hi Jae, welcome back

Good morning everyone, happy Saturday!

Good morning Debby, Happy Saturday!