Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[BigBlueHen53]

I must admit I'm not in the happy clappy lets all be nice to each other and the horrid problems will all go away club.

That's okay. The world needs people who are not looking at it through rose-tinted spectacles as well as a few cheerleaders. Keeps us all balanced.

 

[ShrekDawg]

LOL I told you!!

I should have listened to you!!!

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Nah, they aren't that bad. They look like.. well, cucumbers.

 

[NWHeather]

A bit late to the party here.
My life hasn't really changed with the lockdowns. I work for Lowe's so I'm still working.
I'm a home body, so when I'm not working, I'm home. I'm not super social, so the lockdown hasn't bothered me.
I'm amazed at the number of people that have not been staying home though.
No less than half of my customers in the past week or so have told me they are shopping because they're bored, or just walking around in the store because they're tired of sitting at home.
At home, I'm working on finishing up my coop so I can move the girls (and a couple boys) outside.
As well as gearing up to work on some fencing for more play areas for my dogs (4 Belgian Malinois).
I'll be setting up some agility stuff, obstacles, and PSA scenario stuff, and maybe turn one of my sheds into a barn hunt training area, although I'm training my female to hunt rodents to kill them, so I might discontinue the sport with them.
Speaking of rodents, I found two Marmot nests in one of my sheds yesterday. A friend was over to help fix the roof on one of my buildings, and his dog was keen on something in one of the sheds. I figured it was a Marmot, because I have a large colony on my property that I'm working on evicting. I started pulling things out of the shed, and two Marmots refused to leave. They kept evading the dog, hiding just out of her reach. When I heard the babies, I knew why.
I found a total of 10 babies. 8 of them looked to be 4-6 days old, 2 looked brand new, maybe a day, if that. I could not bring myself to cull them, so I ended up getting in contact with a wildlife rehabilitator who took all 10 babies to raise up to be released where there are no people.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Aww, they're kinda cute... tiny little things!

 

[ColoradoPip]

Oh God! Those things are DISGUSTING!!!

DO NOT GOOGLE IMAGE THEM!!!

That. IS. FUNNY!!!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Nah, they aren't that bad. They look like.. well, cucumbers.

Umm no.. they look way worse than that. all wrinkly and nasty!!! LOL

 

[NWHeather]

Aww, they're kinda cute... tiny little things!

They're adorable as babies, but very destructive as adults.
I did briefly consider the feasibilty of raising and keeping one LOL
I'm glad they're going to be raised and released far away from my place.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

What kind of damage can marmots do if you left them? I'm familiar with rats and groundhogs, but not marmots. I know they're a lot bigger than groundhogs.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I am a homebody as well.
I don't like "shopping". I am one to get in get my stuff and get out.
Crowds give me panic attacks...always have.

The biggest change for me is I am not willing to buy produce....like at all.