docsquid Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Friends living near Dumfries report five of their chickens drowned in the floods - 2 feet of water ran through their hen house Poor little mites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 sorry to hear it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Poor little girls. That's terrible news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I must admit that I've been thinking about the animal casualties and I'm sure there must have been many considering the speed the rivers rose and burst their banks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 How sad . Poor little things . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I was also wandering what would happen, a local farmer has been fined/jailed because he let his sheep drown, not too sure about the story, just spotted it on the front of the paper. Such a shame and as it happens so fast there's little you can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 That is a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluckyBucks Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Oh my word, thats awful Poor things xx xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Oh no that is an awful shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Oh that's so incredibly sad, I'm so sorry, your friends must be beside themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Thank you, I'll pass it on! The water came up too quickly to do anything about it. The farmer in Hopwas who was jailed was a different story - he repeatedly grazed his sheep on an area that floods annually (not just with exceptional rainfall) at a time of year when floods are usual. There are several areas like this near Tamworth that flood every year. He was warned repeatedly not to put his animals at risk but ignored the warning, and I believe this was not the first incident where his animals had drowned or had to be rescued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahsausage Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I can't imagine what it must be like for all those poor people, and all the poor animals that have drowned, it is just so sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Sincere condolences to your friends. How very sad. That is an awful thing to happen. The poor little things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathybc Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 very sad. I too have been thinking of the animals in the flooded areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Oh no, how sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Oh how terrible, please pass on our condolences to your friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 That is awful, please pass on my thoughts and condolences to your friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fur 'n' Feathers Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 How awful for the chickens.. and your friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappy Chick Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 That is horrid news - how sad I don't think you realise just how bad it is until you know someone who is going through it (even though we see in on the tv) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 That's terrible. I remember young Martin putting his eglu on top of their shed when Alcester was hit by bad flooding a couple of years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
