AliA Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Hello, I am due to collect my girls tomorrow and seemingly it is due to snow. As a new mummy I am not sure as to how they will cope in the snow. The Eglu cube is very open apart from the roosting box. Should I put them inside their box to keep them warm, or are they happy to potter around the run in the snow?. Are chickens hardy?. Any help much appreciated. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Mine have been out free ranging in the snow and hail showers to-day and are still in fact outside and we have about half an inch of snow lying at the moment - they were eating the hailstones earlier - run for cover in the run if necessary but they will be fine. Edited to say I have a corrugated cover all over my run so its dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Mine have been out in snow and it doesn't seem to bother them - they just look a bit puzzled, like "where's all the green stuff gone? . They are funny to watch, highstepping daintily through the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 A cover over the run might be a good idea....a cheap supermarket shower curtain will do the trick nicely. They will be fine though.....unless they are terribly young. Are they POL?...if so....they will be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hennymom Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 my girls have been out in the snow too today, they are quite young about 16 weeks.... but they are in a covered run... they are digging for worms but keeping a keen eye on the melting snow as it drops off the roof of their run, when it drops they scarper, then egde slowly back and give the snow daggers and carry on digging till the next snow fall makes em scarper again...lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Gorgeous pic ANH. Didn't spot it earlier. That is serious snow. We only had 1/2 an inch stick here, although it seemed to snow for ages last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallina Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 My 20-week babies wouldn't come out of the Eglu this morning: they are terrified of the snow, even though their run is covered and there is no snow actually in the run. I pushed them out half an hour ago and shut the Eglu door behind them, as I thought they ought to eat something, and the weather is quite sunny now. They are sulking in the run, but they won't starve. Yours won't either, nor will they freeze to death. I think it is important to cover the Eglu run with plastic or whatever you have to hand, as a temporary measure until the snow stops, but don't block out the light or the hens will go to sleep. This is the most snow I have seen in the last five years: four inches fell in Oxfordshire between 6am and 7am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Mine are loving it!!! THey couldn't wait to get out this morning and have been out in it all day - I can now no longer see they the run is so covered!! I think they're still in there!!! Funny thing is they are oddly quiet today! Louise PS: They are about 19/20 weeks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
