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

[blackandtan]

Oh no oh no I just realized that my big plan to change over my flock to brahmas won’t happen! I was going to order chicks on Monday but just now rememberd that all the hatcheries I have access to FLY the chicks here and the airlines are shutting down till at least June.
I’m scrounging online for chicks right now but pickins are slim. Maybe I’ll buy a bator on Monday and make my own? Barred rock roo over Columbian hens. It’s a minor problem compared to some but still, I’ve only got a few old ladies left and I was counting on fresh blood this summer!

 

[Kiki]

Oh no oh no I just realized that my big plan to change over my flock to brahmas won’t happen! I was going to order chicks on Monday but just now rememberd that all the hatcheries I have access to FLY the chicks here and the airlines are shutting down till at least June.
I’m scrounging online for chicks right now but pickins are slim. Maybe I’ll buy a bator on Monday and make my own? Barred rock roo over Columbian hens. It’s a minor problem compared to some but still, I’ve only got a few old ladies left and I was counting on fresh blood this summer!

Where did you hear this about the airlines?

 

[CapricornFarm]

Walmart usually has the elastic. Joann's should have it as well.

I probably have some in my fabric boxes upstairs.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Oh no oh no I just realized that my big plan to change over my flock to brahmas won’t happen! I was going to order chicks on Monday but just now rememberd that all the hatcheries I have access to FLY the chicks here and the airlines are shutting down till at least June.
I’m scrounging online for chicks right now but pickins are slim. Maybe I’ll buy a bator on Monday and make my own? Barred rock roo over Columbian hens. It’s a minor problem compared to some but still, I’ve only got a few old ladies left and I was counting on fresh blood this summer!

Maybe you can find a breeder nearby.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Where did you hear this about the airlines?

I heard the airlines are parking their larger planes out in the desert. Near an airplane graveyard.

 

[Kiki]

Oh no oh no I just realized that my big plan to change over my flock to brahmas won’t happen! I was going to order chicks on Monday but just now rememberd that all the hatcheries I have access to FLY the chicks here and the airlines are shutting down till at least June.
I’m scrounging online for chicks right now but pickins are slim. Maybe I’ll buy a bator on Monday and make my own? Barred rock roo over Columbian hens. It’s a minor problem compared to some but still, I’ve only got a few old ladies left and I was counting on fresh blood this summer!

In Houston...anyone who forwards false news or posts made up Corona stuff online is now getting prosecuted...whatever that means.

 

[Kiki]

I heard the airlines are parking their larger planes out in the desert. Near an airplane graveyard.

Heard from who?

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Question for any fishing people-

I have a creek that is about 5' to 8' wide and usually between 1' to 2' deep. I say usually because I can't remember the last time it wasn't high from flooding.
Anyway, it's always full of minnows, little fish, snails, and crayfish. (crawdads)
The flow is usually pretty good and I'm thinking a casting net would not work to catch the minnows, but am at a loss when I look at minnow nets for kids to play in creeks or the hard tubular nets/traps for small fish or prawns.

I'm thinking the flow is too strong for the traditional soft crab nets for pier fishing, where it lays flat that you put bait in the middle then pull up when you get a crab. And anything more elaborate left in place will get tossed around in the flow, though I have one quiet area before the bridge culverts.

Any advice for a sturdy net I can use while wading in the creek to catch fish?

Why am I asking? -Potential chicken food.

The material they make the gunny sacks out of. It is brown with an open weave (not to big). This would work well with a stick on each end for the kids to hang on to it.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Heard from who?

I think it was New York Post.

 

[Kiki]

I think it was New York Post.

A New York airport was briefly put on pause today but it's back to operating normally this evening.
Is this what you are talking about?
https://nypost.com/2020/03/21/air-t...forces-brief-flight-stoppage-at-nyc-airports/