Mine are out right now in the rain. I can't convince them to come back in!
They seem to be having a great time digging for worms, but they really are soaked. should I make them come in?
DO YOU LET YOUR GIRLS GO OUT IN THE RAIN?
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If they're happy, let them play.
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thanks, they do seem happy!
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Yeah, I agree. Better for them to get out and about and satisfy their curiosity about life than to be kept in and start getting on each other's nerves.
Yeah, I agree. Better for them to get out and about and satisfy their curiosity about life than to be kept in and start getting on each other's nerves.
Up here in the NW, my babies have grown up with the rain and they don't seem to mind it at all... They put themselves inside if the rain gets really hard combined with strong wind, but other than that, they play away. Plus, as you said, it brings out all the nice worms! Anyway, I'm very far from being an expert, but so far it hasn't hurt my chickies, so I say let them have fun! I would be interested to hear from a more experienced poultry person, though, if there is a particular reason to make them come in from the rain.
Animals, back in the day, used to live outside full time- rain or shine. Theyre made for it.
Short of those silly breeds we make that just cant handle the weather for one reason or another.
Theyre fine. They'll come in when theyre too wet or cold.
Short of those silly breeds we make that just cant handle the weather for one reason or another.
Theyre fine. They'll come in when theyre too wet or cold.
I usually just give mine the option. If it's a gentle rain, the door is open so if they want to go out they can and if not, they can stay inside. More times than not though, they think they have to go out in search of worms. If it's storming bad, I never open their door.
I covered part of their run with tin, so they could chose rain or not. It's up to them.
Same here. It was pouring yesterday and I was really worried. Mainly because my coop is not finished yet and their house is a small dog kennel. I tarped half of their run, but they chose to go out in the rain. When they got tired of it, they went under the tarp.
My girlies are like "ooooh, icky, nasty, .....wait, is that food?"
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