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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Nickchick on June 07, 2009, 16:24

Title: Is it just my girlies?
Post by: Nickchick on June 07, 2009, 16:24

My 3 ex-batts are filthy!  They have been out in the pooring rain today and one thought it would be a good idea to have a dust bath (or is that a mud bath!)  Why do they not go in the house for shelter?  Should I put them in when it rains hard or just leave them to it?  They are able to shelter under their house but don't seem to do that either.

What do yours do?

Title: Re: Is it just my girlies?
Post by: joyfull on June 07, 2009, 16:27

Hi nickchick, as they are exbatts they are probably making the most of seeing the sky, it's stopped raining here at Donington so assuming it's the same where you are they will soon dry out  :D

Title: Re: Is it just my girlies?
Post by: bunch29 on June 07, 2009, 16:55

Hi my 3 ex bats never go in in the rain they love it does'nt do them any harm :) think some are out whatever the weather mine too had a dust bath in the mud yesterday daft girls :nowink:

Title: Re: Is it just my girlies?
Post by: Roughlee Handled on June 08, 2009, 15:49

Some birds will refuse to go into the coop and only go to lay and roost.  I had to create a rain shelter/summer house for mine.  I would suggest you do the same.

Title: Re: Is it just my girlies?
Post by: mad mark on June 08, 2009, 15:52

I have just put some plastic on top of my hen run to keep the ground from turning into a swamp. I am going to get some pvc sheets for the winter to keep the worst off at one end. They look miserable getting soaked but dont bother going in unless its mega windy and then really only to lay......
Where is summer? 8)

Title: Re: Is it just my girlies?
Post by: Roughlee Handled on June 08, 2009, 15:53

Quote from: mad mark on June 08, 2009, 15:52

............
Where is summer? 8)

You have had it!!!

Title: Re: Is it just my girlies?
Post by: joyfull on June 08, 2009, 15:57

It's quite nice here today  :D

Title: Re: Is it just my girlies?
Post by: SMD66 on June 08, 2009, 16:00

my girls go under the trailer when it rains, but also wander about in it too, they often look really bedraggled but don't seem to mind.  Once it stops they have a shake and a preen and get back to looking good.  It's sunny near Doncaster!

Title: Re: Is it just my girlies?
Post by: andreadon on June 08, 2009, 17:26

after 2 days of rain and mudbaths, my chickens all look like they've never been clean!
filthy little madams.

Title: Re: Is it just my girlies?
Post by: nzdunn on June 08, 2009, 17:43

We had bad rain here all day on saturday, i was unsure wot to do but hubby was like just leave them to it, in the end they went under the big tree thats in there run and they were fine.   Nickyx