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Do you let your chickens out in the rain?
Welcome to BYC. At four weeks they may be too young yet to trust that they know enough to get out of the rain when needed. If they had a broody watching over them then yes the mom will watch them. Wait a couple more weeks till they are fully feathered and their bodies have become fully self...- Den in Penn
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Do you let your chickens out in the rain?
They are not water fowl, they can't take off from the water like a duck or goose. If they don't have a way to climb out their feathers will become water logged, lose their buoyancy and they will drown. Those pullets had people watching them.- Den in Penn
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Do you let your chickens out in the rain?
If they allow themselves to dry they'll be alright. Mine can come in soaked and they dry fairly quickly.- Den in Penn
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Do you let your chickens out in the rain?
My chickens would have died a while ago if a little rain could hurt them. I leave the option for them to decide to go in the rain or not. They like to go out in light rain and come in when the rain gets heavy. Bugs and other crawlies don't do well in the rain around here.- Den in Penn
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