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My chickens are hilarious and run around in the rain all the time. They look so pitiful when they are drenched, but they obviously don't mind. I guess I'll just play it by ear tomorrow when I see how bad things get.

This is my first hurricane with my chickens. Should I lock them in their coop when the winds kick up?? I have no clue what to do!! HA!

Quote: I received a Freeze Warning text on my phone from the weather channel. I live in Opelousas. I have open air raised coops and I didn't do anything different tonight. I think they should be ok. Maybe others will chime in and offer more info. Quote: I guess things are good and I...

Good evening everyone. I have a question. Tonight is the first night since I got chickens that the temps will be below freezing in my area (6 to 8 hours of freezing temps). Do I need to do anything special to keep them warm? I have 4 hens in a 4x4 feet house, off the ground, with vents under...

Quote: Are those frozen bottles of water in your coop?? I didn't even think of doing that! I have a ton of 2 liters in my freezer taking up space and could throw a couple in the coop and run.

Quote: So, so cute!!! Makes me wish I had a larger yard!

Quote: Post some pics when you get a chance!! ^ Yes! I would love to see them too.

Quote: Better watch them eyes!! I've heard some horror stories!! I had one peck me on a tooth the other day! It kind of freaked me out. lol

Quote: Funny you should ask about canning today. I pickled green beans, okra, and cucumbers today and just finished peeling and cutting 30 pounds of carrots to pickle tomorrow. I have more carrots that I'm thinking of pressure canning, but I may have to buy more jars. lol Quick question...

Quote: I love how excited they get when they get a nice treat like that! Cheeping and running around like crazy and

Quote: Funny you should ask about canning today. I pickled green beans, okra, and cucumbers today and just finished peeling and cutting 30 pounds of carrots to pickle tomorrow. I have more carrots that I'm thinking of pressure canning, but I may have to buy more jars. lol Quick question...

I Dream 0f Chickens *Ü* : I'm a grandmother! DD's teacher incubated some eggs for their first grade class. Out of 32 eggs to start with (20 from my FIL's coop of mostly Production Red hens with an EE roo) and 8 Ameraucanas (purebred) and 4 Araucanas (purebred) that I ordered, 28 went into...

Quote: How cute!!!

Pecknscratch!

So I have plenty of room in my freezer for those cornish X if you need to get rid of some.... How fantastic!!

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Ha! Finally figured it out! I hope everyone came through the storm last night unscathed. I actually woke up around 5:30 and was worried about my chickens because... I finally finished my coop this past weekend!! Just in time to test out how weather-proofed it is. Here are a few pics (I...

grrr...trying to post pics and it's not working...

So everyone told me to be careful getting chickens because I have a dog. But I thought to myself, "She's such a sweet dog! She loves all animals and just wants to play with them. I'm sure I can teach her to not hurt them." She's been very curious about them since I brought their little fuzzy...

Quote: Looking fantastic!!