Auto door randomly closing during the day

[clucker1]

In view of the possible bad weather we might be experiencing in the next day or so, I suggested to OH, we take our 6 chickens out of their cube (well it might get blown away???) and put the girls in the utility room. The answer was NO . Well I mean, I don't want them to blow away. I could of course put OH in the utility room and pop the girls in bed, then it would be nice and toasty

Has anyone else got contingency plans?

[jackian]

Or put OH in cube.

[chick wiggle]

Err...no!

I have never heard of a cube been blown over and my chooks all survived the snow and frost last winter, so im sure yours will be absolutely fine. Dont freak out your OH with this, save it for something else...........like diamond earings for christmas maybe?

[Cheeky Chooky]

Nope...they'll be snug as bugs in rugs

[jaspersmum]

With you on this one - ours didn't seem the slightest bit phased during the last two bad winters. Once they all pile up in the house at night they're all toasty. They'll do similar in a sheltered corner of the run during the day too if it gets cold enough - the key is not to let them get cold and wet at the same time.

[clucker1]

Think I will go for putting OH in run, the chickens can have the cube, they will be snug there. OH can be fed pellets and if he is good, some corn or porridge. The girls were fine in the snow last year, just not sure about the winds as they are situated under lots of big trees! Which to be fair OH did point out to me, could also land on our house! Aagh!

[jaspersmum]

 

Photos please!

 

Of OH in the run ... not a tree based disaster

[clucker1]

OK, will try and get a photo, he is quite a rarer chicken...allowed out of the run tonight for good behaviour. Has been allowed to fr at a work Christmas drinks do. Will try and take pic in next couple of days when in the run!

[surfer_chicken]

OK, will try and get a photo, he is quite a rarer chicken...allowed out of the run tonight for good behaviour. Has been allowed to fr at a work Christmas drinks do. Will try and take pic in next couple of days when in the run!

 

[Space Chick]

We live part way up a mountain, and the winds the last few nights have moved our gate however, our cube has stood firm

[Laura & CTB]

I was a bit worried about my lot during the gales here but turned on the ir camera inside the cube once they'd gone to bed. I can confirm neither cube or chickens budged an inch!

[clucker1]

Thanks for your reassurance about the cube not moving in the wind. Now, I just have to decide what to do with the OH now. In the run or not? OUt enjoying FR at the moment, drinking warming substance...could replace that with corn as a heating food in this cold weather??

[Redwing]

I have emptied the two runs that are most likely to get flipped over and if its really bad I plan to shut some birds in coops with food and water for the whole day if I have to rather than risk them outside with run covers or panels potentially being damaged

[clucker1]

That is a really good idea Redwing. So, if winds are strong and risk of trees landing on the run, put the girls in the cube for as long as necessary. Has anyone any idea how to put water in the cube so it doesn't get spilt? Can chickens drink from rabbit drinkers if trained? Or, a heavy weight bowl with water in...or will the girls knock that over too? I have just the omlet glub and superglug, which I think won't last a minute!

[Leeloo]

Since I'm in Florida, I have wondered what I would do with the chickens if we have a hurricane. I wondered out loud if I could put them in the garage until it passes and my husband had a similar response to yours! I figure I'll take off the run shade, move the away from the fence, weight it all down a bit and hope for the best!

[Plum]

Oh no I wouldn't bring them in

[gongladosh]

I've always wanted a hen conservatory...

[The Dogmother]

they'll be fine.

 

We had used to have a forum member in the northern part of the US (I forget exactly where) and she left hers out with a blanket or somesuch over the coop.

 

Leeloo, the tropical storm thing came up on here not long ago; I think the person in question put them down in the storm cellar.

[jennym]

turned on the ir camera inside the cube

 

Ooooo, me want eglu-cam please santa, please!!

[jennym]

Oh no I wouldn't bring them in

 

Oh Plum, that is a beautiful thing. I have suggested that a much better use of our spare room might be as a little hen-house, but OH repsonse was something lie

 

On second thought, it might be a bit smelly in the morning with morning-poos

[Leeloo]

Leeloo, the tropical storm thing came up on here not long ago; I think the person in question put them down in the storm cellar.

 

They must have lived further north! We don't generally have storm cellars or basements in Florida (or elsewhere on the coast). The water table is too high so they'd stay flooded most of the time!