piptiddlepip Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Our chooks will happily go out in the rain and get soaked, but spend a large portion of this time complaining about it. Karen reckons she can tell if it's raining before she's even looked out of the window because she can hear then moaning "Bok bok boooooook..." in a sad voice. Is it just ours who do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 My two bantams just sit in the coop or the covered bits of the run and sulk..........they refused to come out to play today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 My three all came bombing out this morning an have been in the middle of the lawn getting soaked for most of the day. Gin was a bit vocal about it but still she stood there rather than finding shelter! I figured that as she was wet already I would bring Stella in for a bit of an undercarriage wash and blow dry. She was SO well behaved. Just stood in the bath ( don`t tell OH) and let me give her tail feathers a good wash. And she was more than happy to have a little doze when she was being blow dried! She is now back in the run all dry and fluffy whilst the other two look like drowned rats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I have been out on free range watch when it has started to rain. I am left alone finishing whatever I am doing to pass the time & my 3 ex bats sort of shake funny turn up the collars & head back to the house leaving muggins here getting wet and almost alone, the rescue girl, not so whimpy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 It's funny but when my chooks were young they would stand out in the rain and get soaking wet and didn't seem to mind. Now they are 2 year old ladies, they stay in their run...... and only venture out in light drizzle..... I expect they are worried about their blue rinses.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 my lot simply dont do rain! They stand in the garage by the tumble drier vent blowing their bums looking out the garage door and sipping rain water that trickles down through the decking grooves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryblossom Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 We haven't had any rain since we got our chickens two weeks ago. I am guessing they wouldn't like rain though as we are in a heatwave at the moment (45.7c yesturday, only a little less today) as I have been trying to cool them down, flicking water at them, and they did not seem too impressed. Hubbie called me out Tuesday night when he was watering the lawn as he said they were playing under the water, but all I saw was them running away from him with the hose! They do like to follow around and peck at the wet ground though. I have been filling the holes they have dug around the garden with water for them to lay in (they don't lay until the water has soaked away) which they seem to like. Too hot for eggs today, but they did very well yesturday and laid an egg each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
