Ladylucan Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 We have just had one almighty downpour with thunder and lightening, which has been going on for the past 2 hours. I went out to check on the girls, in my green dress, pink crocs, blue umbrella and a torch!!!, ( such a piccy of beauty) Anyway, i only had 5 in the bed, so had to go hunting for the rest, not a pretty site, i eventually found them behind the run huddled up absolutely soaking wet, I had to get my son to go in and get them and we had to towel them down to dry off, bless them, they were not amused. How on earth did everyone cope with the flooding, mine were not amused , mind you nor way i , my washroom was totally washed out, so have to do the whole lot again. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Ours loe the rain......As soon as it rains they are in the middle of the lawn getting soaked and eating worms and such like.......I have never dried ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 I only really dried them as it was absolutely chucking it down and it was dark so they should have been in bed. The rest of them had the common sense to go to bed , but not those two. So i just didnt want them to go to bed wet... They do normally love the rain, but this was just a bit tooo heavy for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbieboy Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Ours love the rain too but if it comes down really heavy while they are out they start to panic and round around looking to get back under the cube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 You are a good chicken mummy Tracey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 Thankyou very much, that was sweet, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Silly chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flo Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 We had that thunderstorm last night too! We were overly worried about our girls and went out everytime there was a loud clap of thunder to make sure they were ok. We had the added worry that last night was the first time Lucy spent the night with Mabel for three weeks. Needless to say we were worried about nothing and they were more "Ooops, word censored!"ed off about us looking in on them so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 wasnt it bad.... it flooded my garden + washroom, not good... thankfully this morning the girls were ok, that is the main thing, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flo Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Blimey! We didn't have any flooding, but the garden was quite muddy! The lightening was really bright too! The chickens don't seem too phased by it all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 the rest of mine wernt either it was only the two dappy ones that decided they would rather get soaking wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Our new girls have been out all day in the rain - don't seem to care but they are soaked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost-sheep Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 our chooks go all spikey in the rain!! they dry off pretty quike tho without our help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 When i came home from work at 10pm i looked out to see the door of the house closed, so i asked my daughter whos job it is to put the chooks away at night if she had done it and she said no, .... usual statement from her normally meaning she has and she just waits to see how quick i jump at her for not doing it. My son has just come down from the cabin at the end of the garden to inform me that the girls are all sitting on a pot in the corner of the run huddled up, Turns out the wind had shut the run door and they were all soaking wet again, huddled up together in a big pot near the door. Good job my son had noticed them otherwise they would have been out all nite, wet, and prob cold!!!!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 A close call Tracey!! Wasn't it horrible weather yeaterday? I got home at 3pm opened the run door - the girls dashed out for all of 3 minutes before they went back in again and they were in bed an hour early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 Mine prob would have gone to bed earlier if someone had noticed that the door had been shut by the wind!!!!!, Unfortunately i was at work all day yesterday, though 3 of the kids were here,......... why are my kids soooo lazy...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Help! Don't know if it's linked to staying out in the rain (they could have gone in the Eglu) but Kochanski is not well. She had been sat out in the run looking all sleepy - was still in the same position when we came home 2 hours later (at lunchtime). Doesn't seem keen to stand up - have seen her drink a little water but would only eat a tiny bit of grape that we offered (note however that she has not had grape before). Anyone seen their hen like this ? I am worried as since we go them last week they have looked very alert. I think she laid an egg this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Following on from previous post, I let Kochanski out of the Eglu (where I had put her to rest for an hour). She took her time coming out, then walked slowly to the other end of the run where she has just been standing by Glug, taking sips of water - she keeps closing her eyes all the time - what's going on ?? She is not eating, not even mixed corn from my hand. We did put them on a new piece of lawn 2 days ago - could this be an issue? EDIT: going to post this under 'chicken clinic' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arowland17 Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 I was going to say jak, I'd start this up as a completely new post in chicken forum (more people see it there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fryer Cluck Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Does anyone know if getting soaked will harm recently ex-battery girls? Ours moved to us 2 weeks ago and in today's pouring rain two took to their temporary shed but the others stayed out. Our Omlet girls got wet but very quickly fluffed up as their undercoat (down?) stayed dry. The ex-battery girls seem to get wet through to their skin. Surely this can't be good for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
