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

[blackandtan]

Chicks coming!!! Today 28 being shipped from Cackle! Yahoo!!!
Mary

Yay! Congrats!
Social isolation is the perfect time to be spending extra time with the critters with no risk of anyone calling you antisocial!!

 

[Shadrach]

I recall we discussed peeps stealing our eggs/birds.....well it is getting real around me.

Our state patrol friend said they have had a few home invasion calls recently. It was food they stole.

It doesn't matter if stores get food stocked back up if no one has $ to buy any.

This is a major oversight both here and in Italy. I can't fault whoever is responsible for ensuring food is available. The problem is that the financial support that the various bodies bang on about isn't getting to those who need it. Unemployment was already at around 28% here in Spain before the lock down. I wouldn't trust any of the figures for it at the moment.
It is inevitable that if the authorities will not let people work and will not provide adequate state support either, then people are firstly going to steal and eventually riot. It isn't difficult to work this out.
The bulk (I don't have reliable figures because here nobody will publish them even if they knew) of the bailout money is going to big business and propping up a fragile economy.
In the main house where I live, 3 out of 4 cannot work. They are not unemployed as such, but they are not considered (rightly so for a couple of them) as essential, or even productive.
While my house belongs to me, my cash income is dependent on income earned by the main house. There are thousands of people much like myself who work in a similarly loose arrangement who are not eligible for any state support. Thousands of casual farm workers cannot claim, but given Spain is the second largest provider of fruit and veg to the European market some provision for such people would seem wise if the authoriteis want the food supply to function.

 

[cassie]

I disagree. I lived in a cardboard box when I was young. I was so hungry, I was literally starving to death. But I never stole a thing! I worked my butt off for everything I had and didn't take a drop of charity either. It is a choice. I chose to work two and three jobs, I chose to put seeds in the ground to feed myself and kids, and I chose not to complain about what I didn't have, or to say it was someone else's fault cuz they didn't like how I looked. Everything in life is about the choices we make and the consequences of those choices.

There is a song, I think it was performed by George Jones about living and dying by the choices we make. It struck a chord with me. That said, I don't think people need to be too worried about people stealing their food or chickens. Most of the younger generation I know personally wouldn't have the faintest idea about how to go about processing a chicken, they think eggs are generated in those styrofoam containers, and if it doesn't come from a supermarket it isn't food. I went to WalMart a day or two ago. I was able to buy toilet paper, paper towels, and disposable gloves. No rubbing alcohol, though.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Chicks coming!!! Today 28 being shipped from Cackle! Yahoo!!!
Mary

What breeds did you order??

There is a song, I think it was performed by George Jones about living and dying by the choices we make. It struck a chord with me. That said, I don't think people need to be too worried about people stealing their food or chickens. Most of the younger generation I know personally wouldn't have the faintest idea about how to go about processing a chicken, they think eggs are generated in those styrofoam containers, and if it doesn't come from a supermarket it isn't food. I went to WalMart a day or two ago. I was able to buy toilet paper, paper towels, and disposable gloves. No rubbing alcohol, though.

For real I have had eggs stolen from my coop YEARS ago before all this hit.
Police here have answered home invasion calls and the stuff that was stolen WAS FOOD.

While many still have $ for necessary things many do not.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Someone needs to make a video. Lock. Down. Fever.....to the tune of Juke Box Hero

This idea is gold.

Someone is gonna go viral (is that still ok to say?) with that!!

I love it!

 

[Folly's place]

I'm getting twenty white Chanteclers (love them!), three BLR Wyandottes, and five EE bantams (love them too!). May they all arive safely, soon. I called Monday to ask that FOR SURE there would be a heat pack with them, because last April it was left out, and we had chick deaths.
Then I lost my mind and also have fifteen more chicks (different breeds) coming in early May. They won't all be staying, but it will be fun anyway.
Mary

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'm getting twenty white Chanteclers (love them!), three BLR Wyandottes, and five EE bantams (love them too!). May they all arive safely, soon. I called Monday to ask that FOR SURE there would be a heat pack with them, because last April it was left out, and we had chick deaths.
Then I lost my mind and also have fifteen more chicks (different breeds) coming in early May. They won't all be staying, but it will be fun anyway.
Mary

How exciting!!! I have chicks coming soon too.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I may also have to go this route. ^^^
My incubator never showed up via Amazon, so I have filed the complaint thing and will see how that goes. In the mean time my idea of hatching out what I can and being more self sustainable may have to wait until I have a broody mom.
Figures.... first time I actually want to keep a roo (who is still behaving BTW) for breeding I don't have a setting hen to do anything with. Fat chance I'll find a decent priced incubator online now too.

......wondering if I should entertain ordering some roos.

(OMG, I cannot believe it's gotten to the point that I would actually order one roo much less a box full of them )

 

[ShrekDawg]

@SnapdragonQ I have the IncuView and I really like it and I don’t think it was too unreasonably priced. I know some people have also just used the like $50 still airs from TSC with good luck so that might be an option too.

I wanted to hatch from my birds and I have a couple boys too but now with these chicks I’m going to wait a bit. I too am hoping I get a broody though so I would have an excuse LOL

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yes, my parents were trainers. My mom was the showmanship, working horse & western equitation trainer. My dad was a driving, halter and English trainer. They also ran a breeding program, stood 2 studs. As a kid, I took it for granted. Looking back I was extremely fortunate to be given opportunities as a junior rider most people don't have in a lifetime. I was blessed to be given the opportunity to ride some amazing horses, work with talented trainers, experience different breeds & disciplines. I was pushed hard by my parents to ride as many as I could, become well rounded & well educated in the horse world. By the time I was a teenager, I was legged up for first rides, catch riding for other barns, in all divisions, Junior, ATR, even open classes. I picked up summer jobs breezing racehorses. Talk about an adrenaline rush!

At 13 I was given a gorgeous grey NSH for my birthday. He was unbroke, I was taught how to train him, I did all the work while dad talked me through it. I learned so much from that horse. I trained him from start to finish as my Saddleseat equitation horse. That was an amazing experience. That set the course for my life's passion.

Sidesaddle takes some serious getting used too. You literally have to retrain your body to be uncentered. It was a lot of fun, I wanted to show Flash sidesaddle but I never did. He would have looked breathtaking with an antebellum riding habit.

I have a tack room FULL of saddles, Every type of western imaginable, all purpose, jumping, racing, sidesaddle, umpteen cutbacks in all types of seat depths. The only saddle I do not own is dressage. I feel too confined in them. After all the years of breaking babies, I like the freedom of not being locked in a saddle.

I made all the cowboys die laughing a couple of years ago when I was invited on a cattle drive. I showed up with a saddlebred mare trained in cutting and cow work with my cutback saddle. They were laughing so hard and laying bets on how many times I'd come flying off. Not once did I become unseated. My mare & I earned their respect that week! I was invited back with my funny wannabe saddle anytime. My dad would be so proud!

Now that I have thoroughly bored everyone I will stop here.

You haven’t bored me!!! I found it very interesting.