emmastar Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Hi all wellit has been raining for days here and my chucks dont seam to mind at all but im workied about them getting cold . I have a mix of ladies and while some seam to stay dryish the silkies look like ive jet washed them , there are shetlets in the garden for them and also i have moved the eglu off the woodchip ( as this has turned nasty in the week and is more mud tham chip ) Do i keep them in to keep them dry ? i carnt let some out without the others or will they be ok getting so wet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanTheDiver Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Chickens don't often get cold, they are very warm creatures and therefore are more likely to overheat than get cold. Mine love to be out in the rain except when it is exceptionally heavy; I often see them steam drying once they get back into the cube. I have come to the conclusion if a chicken doesn't like the rain it won't be out in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandwhite Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Mine seem quite happy in the rain, Ebay always looks like a drowned rat but Phoebe seems a bit more 'waterproof'. I do dry them off before they go in the eglu at night but only when it is cold. Probably no need for me to do this, but I feel sorry for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Two of my silkies don,t worry about the rain so get wet whereas the other three are more sensible and take shelter. It's never seem to have done them any harm although I have been known to dry them with a paper towel! It's surprising though as they look like drowned rats but it'd only really the top layer that's wet, underneath they are still dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 The heavens just opened here and I did a sprint up the garden with a silkie grower under each arm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 The heavens just opened here and I did a sprint up the garden with a silkie grower under each arm Lol sounds like me , at the moment im always out in the garden in the rain doing odd things , Today is get started on the walk in run day andddddd just for a change its raining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia W Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 My girls don't seem to mind the rain, in fact I thought they must be a sandwich short of a picnic because they have been standing out in it even though they have plenty of cover..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlisonH Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Mine don't seem to worry about the rain when they FR but huddle up when in the run - I bought an eglu transparent cover for the run for the winter -ha ha- and when it was throwing it down the other day I got it out. they took a while to realise that they would be dry under it and there was quite a lot of noise from the rain but it kept the chippings underneath really dry and it provides plenty of light. Not cheap but worth it - I only hope it lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Mine looked depressed - they just huddle in the pod of the Go. They do FR - can you get macs for chucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 mine really aren't interested in free-ranging when it's raining... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Mine do like to fr all the time but they do like to dig in my butterfly patch as its sheltered its also next to all my fruit bushes , and tonight they have all decided they like blueburys and strarburys , mop picks them off the bush and the others run around the garden screaming with it in there beaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
