Old Speckled Hen Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I nearly titled this post Armageddon. What's happening? It's dark as night at 7pm, it's raining so hard I can't see 5 yards .... had to chase chooks in with a treat and shut them up for the night. SKY has given up and my tele is blank. What's happening??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I hope its not heading in my direction I have to drive home in a couple of hours and I am sooooooo tired from work the last thing I need is a monsoon to drive through Stay dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Further south and further east than you but thunder and lightning and torrential rain here this evening - yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 We've had sun and a light breeze all day! Jackiex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Leaving for home now (been here since 8 this morning ) Please wish me a quiet drive I couldn't cope with weather from hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Glorious morning here....but downhill all the way since about noon. So cold here now that I have for a fleece and some socks on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsallen08 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Glorious morning here....but downhill all the way since about noon. So cold here now that I have for a fleece and some socks on. Same as here Egluntine. This morning isn't looking tooo bad though, fingers crossed chooks dry out today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 We've just had a fantastic thunder and lightening storm here. Mind you wasn't impressed with the sideways rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 We've just had a fantastic thunder and lightening storm here. Mind you wasn't impressed with the sideways rain More forecast today. Would have thought us folk in Lancashire and Cumbria were used to horizontal rain. Feel sorry for chooks though My run is roofed over but I've just ordered a tarp for the winter to keep the rain and wind out from the side . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 We've just had a fantastic thunder and lightening storm here. Mind you wasn't impressed with the sideways rain More forecast today. Would have thought us folk in Lancashire and Cumbria were used to horizontal rain. Feel sorry for chooks though My run is roofed over but I've just ordered a tarp for the winter to keep the rain and wind out from the side . My run is roofed as well but I think we're going to have to get something to cover the sides. Have wondered about tarp but am bothered about it being too flappy in the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 It is chucking it down here again today, we had sunshine and showers yesterday and very strong cold wind, very autumnal The forecast is even worse for tomorrow. We covered our run with long corrugated clear plastic sheets over the bank holiday weekend when we changed the bark chipping to try to keep the girls dry but a fair amount of water has dripped in off the sides already. I have lost several sunflowers which have snapped in the wind and the ones that have flowered have had sad little flowers on them as though they didn't dare to show their faces in the rain The sweetcorn on the allotment isn't ripening either because of the lack of sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Gorgeous here this morning....but deteriorated to puring rain.....again ....and a promise of bad weather till Sunday from the weatherman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 To his utter shame I had to put a waterproof coat on my collie this morning, the chooks are huddled in the hedge with a frantic foray onto the grass in between rainstorms, there is a river running down the lane and I've put the heating on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 It has been vile pretty much all day here too. The papers are promising very stormy conditions on Friday - a legacy of the hurricane in the US apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Gorgeous here now...blue sky and sunshine....so I've just let the hens out for a while. The weather seems to change every 10 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clash City Rocker Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Gorgeous here this morning....but deteriorated to puring rain.....again : "puring rain"? must be raining cats & dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 More like stair rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 absolutely AWFUL weather here I havent seen rain as heavy as this for a long time. It rained all night and has been raining non stop today, I think there is going to be some flooding in places. My poor little chooks are looking very miserable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I'm so fed up with this constant rain. I have jobs to do at the allotment (like digging potatoes) which are best done on a nice sunny day when the soil is dry and crumbly. I wish!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Hate to say it, but lovely weather here today and a very pleasant weekend forecast. Sunday is Father's Day over here, so S&I are planning on practising their barbecuing skills on hubby in lieu of a gift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I see northern scotland is having beautiful sunshine! We are off to Skye in 2 weeks time, what is the betting when we go the horrible weather will follow us and Devon will be blazing in sunshine eh?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 It has been lashing down here all night and all this morning so far, with no let up in sight Apparently it's the aftermath of the US hurricane.. why on earth they feel the need to share it with us is beyond me! Katem I could really go off you Hon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 It's horrible here as well. We got totally soaked dog walking in the woods earlier! We moved the cube to No 2 position at the weekend to give the ground a rest - but the new position is slightly more exposed than the last, but it is on grass (or was!). The run is covered with plastic sheeting held down with bungies and the Omlet cover along the side of the run, but the rain is running down the bungies into the run! The middle is dry though. Luckily yesterday (between the showers - when it was sunny and warm), we cut up the old roosting bars to make 2 roosts for the run - so the girls can sit above the ground (they've got a high one and a low one - spoiled for choice!). The rest of the garden is totally soggy - so I'm not letting them out of their run today as it doesn't look like it's going to stop raining anytime soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I let mine out of the run this morning and they gave me a look that said 'you must be joking Mum'. I expect that they will spend all day under the cover of their run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 The other day they were out and about when it was raining heavily - Bunty stayed under cover, but greed got the better of the other two and they ended up looking like drowned rats!! (Happy as anything, but they did look funny!) I relented that night and let them sleep in the warm and cosy nest box!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
