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Post by seminolewind on Sept 9, 2018 3:04:23 GMT -5
Yea here comes a hurricane up your way, ME. Be careful around Thursday/Friday.
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Post by maryellen on Sept 9, 2018 9:37:49 GMT -5
Raining here since yesterday supposed to get more next weekend due to hurricane florence.
Karen mostly we get the tail end of them depending on how they hit the coast. Im almost 4 hours from the shore so depending how it hits ill get either torrential rain and bad wind or minor rain and a bit of wind
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Post by seminolewind on Sept 10, 2018 18:38:31 GMT -5
Well good thing you're far from the coast. Them things never go where they think.
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Post by dawg53 on Sept 12, 2018 5:09:55 GMT -5
Florence is heading to North Carolina. I hope people evacuate and not stick around.
We're expecting a little wind, rough seas and much higher tides than normal, maybe a little flooding in low lying areas as usual.
According to our weatherguessers, our temps are supposed to soar up into the mid to upper 90's this weekend due the hurricane. I know this is true. Everytime one of those storms passes, our temps skyrocket to record highs grrrrrr. I guess the counterclockwise airflow is sucked up from the equator.
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Post by Sylie on Sept 12, 2018 21:12:16 GMT -5
We are supposed to have upper 80's this week, very unusual for this time of year here in Iowa. I am sooooooooooooooo ready for fall!
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Post by boskelli1571 on Sept 13, 2018 19:21:45 GMT -5
Please everyone be careful with the hurricanes You too! Batten down the hatches looks like you gonna get lots of rain.... |
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Post by maryellen on Sept 14, 2018 7:11:16 GMT -5
So far no storms just drizzle. Supposed to be nice this weekend. If florence travels we might get rain next week. Im 4 hours from cape may nj shore so hopefully im.far enough away
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Post by seminolewind on Sept 14, 2018 11:55:14 GMT -5
I have a friend that lives in Wilmington NC. Hope his home insurance is paid up, LOL. I've known him since the 11th grade.
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Post by dawg53 on Sept 14, 2018 15:28:03 GMT -5
UGH it's very hot with a breeze, feels like a blast furnace.
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Post by dawg53 on Sept 15, 2018 10:02:39 GMT -5
Dang it's smokin hot outside this morning! Mid 90's going to upper 90's later. I already put out ice water for the chickens and it looks like one of my BR's is going into full molt, feathers everywhere.
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Post by Sylie on Sept 15, 2018 20:04:05 GMT -5
I hear you Dawg, it was 92 here today with blazing sun, it's not supposed to be this hot in mid September up here. When my girls molt it looks like they exploded in the coop and run lol!
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Post by seminolewind on Sept 15, 2018 20:25:53 GMT -5
Yes, feathers everywhere. I think my chickens are lucky. Sometimes I'll see a few panting but for the most part they're in the shade all day. And nothing is blocking a breeze anywhere whatsoever. It's still hot.
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Post by dawg53 on Sept 16, 2018 4:53:59 GMT -5
Another hot one today. We had a high of 97 yesterday afternoon at 5pm. Thank goodness for a/c! My birds have been drinking the ice water I gave them. The Barred Rocks like eating the smaller pieces of ice as they melt, fun to watch lol. They are also excreting watery diarrhea, this is normal when they drink a lot of water. They are opening their wings away from their body. They do this to let heat escape away from the body and for airflow as well. Beaks are open on some of them too. I had to use the garden hose and spray the rear end on the Barred Rock that's in molt yesterday afternoon, her rear end was a mess. I think she actually liked the luke warm water wash down. She's a good hen; she lets me pick her up and likes to have the side of her face gently scratched. She likes to be gently petted especially under her chin. She'll even doze off to sleep after a while lol.
The fans are going full speed inside and outside the coops.
I never thought I'd say this after all the rains we had earlier this summer...we need cooling rains!
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Post by seminolewind on Sept 16, 2018 12:21:53 GMT -5
I normally just cut all the dirty feathers off.
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Post by maryellen on Sept 17, 2018 16:31:21 GMT -5
Rain from the hurricane has hit here. . Raining now
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Post by Sylie on Sept 17, 2018 19:45:32 GMT -5
I hope it doesn't get too bad for you ME, good luck!
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Post by dawg53 on Sept 17, 2018 20:45:04 GMT -5
ME. Hopefully no floods or tornadoes for you!
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Post by maryellen on Sept 18, 2018 17:40:34 GMT -5
Too much rain. My runs are wet. Stinky. Ugh. Sun came out late afternoon today. I need at least 2 weeks of hot weather to dry out the runs
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Post by seminolewind on Sept 19, 2018 10:35:28 GMT -5
What worked for me in NY with the horse was very coarse sand.
I'm not getting 97 degrees here. Mostly 93's.
You know why they call it "dog days"? Because the weather feels like dog's breath breathing on you.
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Post by maryellen on Sept 19, 2018 17:59:09 GMT -5
I have to put pdz in after i shovel.the muck out. Ugh . Then add coarse sand and more pdz
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