New hens not going into Eglu Go Up

[hilda-and-evadne]

I've been using that little slidey thing on the BBC web site weather forecast pages, and it seems that the southern half of England is in the path of a huge storm blowing up from the south. It looks as if it will rain solidly for 12 hours.

 

Feel a bit nervous about this - the garden is already a swamp. The eglu is on a ledge off the ground so prolly OK unless there are high winds as well.

 

This winter seems to be going on forever.

[Lesley]

Our land can't cope with anymore rain either - let's hope the forecasters are wrong again.

 

(I've no idea what the slidey thing is - sounds more fun than Metcheck though )

[WarrensWorld]

65 metres above sea level, but we've never known the forecasters right ever....

[chickencam]

We are forecast to get a mix of heavy snow and rain, but if it snows it will melt straight away because it will be quite mild aparently.

 

My uncle and my elderly Grandad are coming for lunch on Sunday, I hope it's not too bad for them on the drive over from Oxford.

[Egluntyne]

*Groans* My garden is like Paschendael as it is.

[Christian]

Metcheck is also predicting mega rain for Sunday! As are all the other sites I use

 

Forecast for heavy snow on a couple of them!

[Griffin]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo I can't have any more rain in my garden

[Space Chick]

That'll make for a pleasant 5 hrs round trip to the Reading Bantam show then

[Redwing]

windy weather also forecast SC so check the bridge is open before you leave

[Space Chick]

windy weather also forecast SC so check the bridge is open before you leave

 

Thanks Tash, maybe I'll bring Phils car and not my smart then (although this will make him panic, as whenever I go out in Phils car I either come home with chickens or things for the chickens )

[Blackrocksrock]

WE had snow for 39 hours on the trot - not nice and hope it does not all melt at once!

[Redwing]

Our garden is bad, it partially flooded because of a burst mains pipe at Christmas, then snow then rain then more snow which has just thawed

 

I'll be getting lilos and floating rings in for the chooks next

[Blackrocksrock]

Our garden is bad, it partially flooded because of a burst mains pipe at Christmas, then snow then rain then more snow which has just thawed

 

I'll be getting lilos and floating rings in for the chooks next

 

 

[bigmommasally]

But Monday and Tuesday are forecast to be sunny, dry and mild

[Chickvic]

Yesterday we were forecast heavy snow on Sunday but today it's sleet. Will have to wait and see what tomorrow brings My garden is also of the swamp variety.

[Seagazer]

At this point I think I could stop walking Cookie and just let her have swimming practise anyway. I'm running out of trousers to wear as everyday they are just completely mud splattered.

 

I've given up cleaning the shower as Cooks is in there everyday. The walls are covered where she has a shake afterwards. Seems no point in cleaning it, its just going to get filthy the next day.

[Rhapsody]

Is it the tail end of the Madiera storm?

[LisaP]

I'm dreading this - its one time I really do hope they've got it wrong.

 

We already had to rescue our girls and their eglu on Monday morning. The eglu had been sitting on the patio but woke up to find the patio had been replaced by a pond - the glug had actually floated up and off of the bars of the run

 

Our garden is on a very slight slope is now completely saturated and completely mud, all the grass has been washed away.

 

OH went away on Sunday (won't be back till May) so yesterday, when we had strong winds on top of the rain, ES and I were up to our ankles in mud trying to repair a fence panel that blew out

 

I am so fed up of this weather

 

Good luck everyone - best batten down those hatches

 

Lisa P

[Valkyrie]

I'm thinking of getting a rubber dinghy - then I can do a bit of white water rafting down to the bottom of the garden. The girls all walk the plank to their run and the cube - which is slightly higher - it stayed dry all winter so far. Otherwise they hop across the raised veg bed bits - some of those are under water. But from last year's pics I don't think it's quite as bad yet - probably the same after this weekend though.

[Cinnamon]

Oh goodness,not MORE rain

 

The outer edges of the hen pens already have puddles.

The hens seem to quite like them - I haven't had to fill up their superglugs for 2 weeks now

 

I am going to clean them out today,while to going is good......

[tom123]

More rain The yard is already flooded and the bottoms of the gates are already under water Ducks are happy though as the river is very full

[sadietoo]

 

I'll be getting lilos and floating rings in for the chooks next

 

 

 

Don't forget the little paper umbrellas for their pina coladas

[Lesley]

We're thinking of turning the whole lawn into a paddy field - I saw rice for seed somewhere last year.....can't remember where though.

[Chucky Mama]

What a great idea! Maybe you could appear on My Dream Farm next year

[Lesley]

Hmmmmmm - I'm sure we're far too passionate about our smallholding to ever appear on that!