[lightyears]

i know this will probaly sound stupid, but do chickens like rain? i ask as when i let mine out this morning it was tipping it down and they were loving it, so much that they now looked soaked, but no, they wont go in. so do chickens like the wet?

[Vember]

Mine all stand around in the rain, don't worry they'll be ok

They'll find some shelter if it gets really bad



Is now a good time to tell you how sunny it is here   (sorry )


Sarah

[SMD66]

it was proabably a novelty! 

Mine will stay out a bit but generally keep out of it if it's pouring.

[Beano]

I've noticed that our chickens do not mind the rain at all. They tend to get soaking wet though. I noticed once, when it was wet for a few days, they layed soft eggs. Has anyone else noticed this?

[LittleRedHen]

My hens love it - especially in the summer.  It must cool them off when they are too hot.  If it is chucking it down - like today - they take shelter though.

[bexy]

My hens love it - especially in the summer.  It must cool them off when they are too hot.  If it is chucking it down - like today - they take shelter though.

Not much rain here

Mine was out in it this morning,it was drizzly rain.They followed me back in their Pen after getting a light soaking and stayed there preening themselves.
They are not quite use to the rain yet....we don't get much here .

[lightyears]

just back from my lunchtime visit and they have all gone indoors. Got 6 eggs from 6 birds today though.

[SarahJC]

Mine usually take shelter once they are soggy and spikey  Maybe they like the punk look 

[nzdunn]

It has rained constantly for the last two days, the girls obviously used to the irish weather dont mind it at all, today is a lovely day thank god.   nickyx

[lightyears]

It has rained constantly for the last two days, the girls obviously used to the irish weather dont mind it at all, today is a lovely day thank god.   nickyx

mine are literally chickens in every sense, bit of rain and weee they are indoors

[mrs.ploppy]

I think as long as they have somewhere to get away from the rain when they have had enough they can cope well.  Mine have cheap umberellas bought from pound shop.  Shade in the summer and shelter from the rain too.

[karlooben]

the slightest drop of rain an mine are staight into the house or get under one of the wooden shelters but mrs poppy i so love that idea of umbellas but can i ask what if it gets windy do u tie them down ??

[mrs.ploppy]

I have tied down in the past but they tend to break so just fold them down or put in shed till needed again.  I tend to hammer a short lenght of down pipe into the floor/earth then you can pull them out more easily.  Under the brolly the earth stays dry and they can still have a dustbath too.

[coco]

I was surprised to see that ours spent all day out in the rain, there is cover, but they chose to spend all day out .. getting thoroughly soaked and spiky whilest churning up all the grass with their pecking and scrating    oh I do love my chucks

xx

[grumpydad]

they did not seem to mind the rain in the summer, but as it is colder, tend to go into the run, as it is covered to get out of it now it is colder, its also a bit more sheltered from the wind, they do tend to go under the coop as it is raised for a dust bath, and perch along the coop leg supports, watching the weather.

sensible chucks