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wet weather what do u do?

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i know silly question alert, this is our first day of rain, and its raining on and of, ive let the chucks into there run, but it aint covered as yet im hoping, will be after today, been on at hubby to do it going to get the stuff my self today.

does it bother them? are they ok being let out, they have gone bk into there coop at min so will they know when to etc, do they like rain to play out in it etc

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I've got a shower curtain over half of the run to give them somewhere to shelter but they normally just stand around in the rain getting soaked. :roll: It doesn't seem to bother them - somewhere on here are some fantastic pictures of bedraggled hens so I know it's not just mine. :lol:

 

mrs Bertie

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Another good reason to get a run cover (especially if you live in somewhere like East Anglia that has lots of poultry farms) is that, should there (God forbid) be a bird flu alert in your area, an eglu run with a winter cover (or any cover/roof that prevents wild bird poo from falling into the run) qualifies as "indoor housing" under DEFRA regulations, thus allowing you to keep your girls safe :)

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hi thanks fo rhte reply, im thinking of getting them that plastic sheetto put on, i liek the idea of a shower curtain im not sure how i would fasten it onto the run make it sure enough, as its widy here today they chcikens would think they in hot air balloon, as i writing this, they are out and have gone under the kids trampoline were they get shelter and the best of worms etc :lol:

im hoping it will then protect there food as well

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Bit late replying to this, but couldn't help noticing you saying it was windy where you are :) . I've the ideal rain cover for windy gardens (arrived at after losing various shower curtains to gales :evil: ).

 

Two lengths of corrugated plastic from B&Q (£6 each) held on with bungee ropes. It's withstood some really ferocious winds recently :) . (One is raging as we speak.)

 

(Sorry to everyone else who must be so sick of me trotting out my corrugated plastic picture :oops::lol:.)

 

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actually I'm rather glad to see it again, as it reminds me I'm thinking of attempting this!

 

At the moment I use an Ikea clear shower curtain, and I hold mine on with metal bulldog clips. They are a bit rusty after a winter outside, but it has stayed in place.

 

My chickens don't seem to notice the rain though - doesn't stop them at all.

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(Sorry to everyone else who must be so sick of me trotting out my corrugated plastic picture :oops::lol:.)

 

 

Not at all- a few weeks back we were all standing in Homebase looking at corrugated stuff and I was saying "there's an omleteer in Edinburgh who's got a really good roof on their run" so your roof is infiltrating the national consciousness :lol:

 

(we plumped for the shower curtain for now though :oops: !)

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My lot love going out in the rain, but hide under the patio table or back in their run if it absolutely pours down. The run has a shower curtain over it.

 

However, on days when it rains all day long, I tend to keep them in their run as they absolutely rip the grass to shreds when it's muddy. My garden is on clay and gets waterlogged and the girls end up making a swimming pool in the grass (or what's left of it) so they are now confined to barracks on really wet days......

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I'm interested to read about what you all do when the weather is really bad. My garden is on clay based ground too and we often see starlings and blackbirds bathing between the edge of the grass and the flowerbed,so I think I'll keep the girls in on those days like you do.

By the way,lovin' the corrugated plastic cover idea ANH,thats definately the way forward!

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You won't regret it. Slip :wink::lol: . You can't see it from the picture, but the length is 2 1/2 metres which is a bit short for a run plus extension. I had to use a bit of untorn :roll: shower curtain to cover the gap. There is a longer version of the corrugated plastic but unless you have a huge car and know that you can cut it, it's no good :? .

 

Of course, you could always use the Omlet summer cover!

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we have a 12x8 run and have covered it in corragated plastic sheets. the only parts not covered are the door and the opposite panel of the same size. its very snug in there. its all held on with wooden washers ( blockes of wood over the top of the sheet so that the wind does not pull the screw right through the plastic). all will be coming off apart from the roof that will protect them from rain inthe summer and wild bird poo.

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Bit late replying to this, but couldn't help noticing you saying it was windy where you are :) . I've the ideal rain cover for windy gardens (arrived at after losing various shower curtains to gales :evil: ).

 

Two lengths of corrugated plastic from B&Q (£6 each) held on with bungee ropes. It's withstood some really ferocious winds recently :) . (One is raging as we speak.)

 

(Sorry to everyone else who must be so sick of me trotting out my corrugated plastic picture :oops::lol:.)

 

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I actually bought one of these sheets in Homebase to-day 6' long and only put on one sheet - should really have bought 2 but was worried re taking it home in my little Yaris - but I managed fine as its so pliable stuff. Will buy another one next time out shopping - tip for the bungee - buy it by the metre in B & Q much cheaper.

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