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Including himans. Children seem to love to play in the rain. I remember when I was young running out on the playground in a rainburst. The outdoors are just more fun. No one likes to be pinned up. If that means running around in the rain, so be it.
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I don't think chickens have much of a protective layer, like a duck or a goose. When I have bathed my chickens, they usually get soaked to the bone pretty fast.
In Northern California, we just had our first rain for the season. (It hasn't rained for over 3 months.) Nothing spectacular, just a few light showers. My hens were not happy. My Shirley was running around like the sky was falling. The other two went under a few bushes and gave me the look...