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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: Beano on May 13, 2013, 16:30

Title: Hail stones
Post by: Beano on May 13, 2013, 16:30

It hail stoned on saturday and as soon as it finished my two youngest hens were out eating the hail like mad. I've seen them do this before. Does anyone else's chickens eat hail stones?

Title: Re: Hail stones
Post by: Springlands on May 13, 2013, 17:25

No - mine run like h*ll for their run as soon as it rains.  :lol: The hailstones must be like ice lollies for chickens.  :)

Title: Re: Hail stones
Post by: ANHBUC on May 13, 2013, 19:35

Mine like them as well as frost and snow.   :)

Title: Re: Hail stones
Post by: snowdrops on May 13, 2013, 20:12

Not a valid youtube URL
What would your chickens have made of these hailstones? They wrote my car off >:(


Link not working.   :(

Title: Re: Hail stones
Post by: ANHBUC on May 13, 2013, 22:24

Sorry link not working, will try and rectify it.   :)

Title: Re: Hail stones
Post by: mumofstig on May 13, 2013, 23:03

The link was probably this one
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Title: Re: Hail stones
Post by: ANHBUC on May 13, 2013, 23:07

Thanks Mum, I tried the usual Youtube + the link that Snowdrops had but it did not work.

It is a different link but of the same storm.   ;)

Title: Re: Hail stones
Post by: mumofstig on May 13, 2013, 23:50

I think I've finally got it now  :lol:

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Title: Re: Hail stones
Post by: snowdrops on May 14, 2013, 08:18

Oh Thanks Mum & ANHBUC. I forgot to check it worked & went to bed. Not my garden but yes the same storm. Over the last few weeks we have been having hail & each time I worry that they might get bigger.

Title: Re: Hail stones
Post by: Beano on May 14, 2013, 08:47

OMG they'd have had a bit of a job swallowing those!!
That garden looked lovely before the storm, such a shame.

Title: Re: Hail stones
Post by: arugula on May 14, 2013, 13:54

Quote from: Springlands on May 13, 2013, 17:25

The hailstones must be like ice lollies for chickens.  :)

That's what I thought. :)

Title: Re: Hail stones
Post by: sneezer on May 18, 2013, 12:30

mine love the ice, which I have been scooping off their water, over the winter   ::)