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  1. dearmeghann

    What do you use for your walkways? (it's a soggy mess over here!)

    Good morning! We've been getting a LOT of rain. Our new coop site is experiencing some growing pains. We never had an issue with soggy walkways/paths, and figured a quick fix would be to throw down some leftover pine shavings. That's just made it worse. We use pine pellets in the run, and we...
  2. Muser

    Uk weather and drainage, flooding

    So I live in the south of the UK and the weather has been near constant rain for what feels like months. I have 2 Eglu (one big, one small) coops which are great for keeping the birds dry and easy to clean. These are both housed in a 3m x 3m run with an overhead roof. The sides of the coop are...
    • Muser
    • Thread
    • coop drainage flooding garden rain run
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Gardening
  3. Emrosenagel

    Chicken poop advice

    Hello! I didn’t know where to post this, since it’s not really an emergency or a disease (to my knowledge). My chickens have very inconsistent poops. At night and sometimes during the day, normal poops; sometimes wet poops, but still solid-ish; sometimes just liquid. Sometimes it’s brown...
  4. S

    Goslings out in the rain

    I have two 4 week old goslings that have mostly intergrated with their older siblings (3 months). My girls stay with them and check in, but they don't preen or anything. They're only starting to get their feathers but it's going to be storming for the rest of the day. Should I just put the...
  5. Emrosenagel

    Chickens standing in the rain

    Hello! My chickens have access to shelter from the rain, but even when it’s pouring they will just stand in the downpour looking miserable. A little rain is fine, but I’m in Florida and the rainy season has only just begun. The other day I had to run out and physically put them in the coops...
  6. Chickenvader

    New chix..who dis?

    Hi all! I'm Katie from the Eastern Panhandle of WV. My fam & I just got some new chix. They're 5 weeks old. We have 5 right now. 2 Speckled Sussex & 3 Blue egg layers. We're getting 2 more in July (Buff Orphingtons). QUESTIONS: 1. TEMPS: At 5 weeks, they're huge. As I understand it, as long as...
  7. Kimmyh51

    Putting down instant turf during rainy weather

    Hey guys hoping someone with some knowledge I dont have can help me out I was given some instant turf today for free which i want to place over a muddy area my ducks have made (this is the stuff with live growing grass not the artificial stuff so its on a timeline as its already a few days old)...
    • Kimmyh51
    • Thread
    • ducks fix mud mud muddy rain soil turf
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. PaisleyChickMama

    Rain water catch for duck pond

    Hi! I’m making a water catchment system for my plants and ducks this year since it rains a lot here I thought I’d take advantage. maybe it will lower my water bill for their kiddy pool. I’m wondering how or if I need to purify the water. I am putting a piece of window screen for the lid so...
  9. J

    Sand vs. Shavings. Opinions/advice?

    Question for you guys. I have a roughly 6x8 ft (floor space, they've got some roosting rods and they're nesting nooks as well raised from the floor in the coop) raised coop for my 19 strong flock of 6-7 week old chicks, and I'm currently using Pine Shavings inside of it. I live in North-Western...
  10. kanami

    help!! should i move my coop out of the rain??

    hello, i’m still a first time chickie owner, living in bay area california and we have been getting rainstorm warnings, it hasn’t started yet but i’m wondering, should i move my coop to our covered patio? i’m not sure if the girls would be okay with getting their home pummeled with rain all...
  11. C

    Guineas soaked in the rain

    I am new to owning guineas and have a mixed flock with them and chickens. They have been doing great, and are about 2 months old and have been in their coop and outdoor run area for 2 weeks. I live in Iowa, USA. It had been very dry, so the guineas had been sleeping by roosting on the roof of...
    • canislupis1
    • Thread
    • cold guinea guinea behavior illness rain rain soaked hens soaked hens water
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  12. H

    Soggy bedding in wire-floor coop? Rain?

    We have our 1 month old chicks outside in a huge brooder/coop with a wire floor topped with about 10 inches of pine shavings (and yes, before you ask, it has a roof and a heat lamp). It was a great setup until this past week when we had rain every single day. Their bedding is getting kind of...
  13. Indigo a la mode

    Moved to PNW from NorCal - how can I keep my birds happy and dry?

    Hi all, A month ago I moved from hot, dry Sacramento to the Portland area. I, a Seattle native, am delighted at the weather change. My five chickens, not so much. This is the first time in their lives that they've had reliably wet, cooler temps. The first two weeks we were here, my focus was...
  14. Chickadee00

    Wet chickens in the rain

    Hello everyone, my silly hens love to be outside when it rains, doesn't matter if it's cold or windy, they always end up wet. Are yours like that too? Do you others even let them out into the rain? My coop isn't that big so my girls will go crazy if I don't let them out, I also have a lot of...
  15. Wurmbag

    muddy feet feather

    my flock is mostly bantam ICochin and Cochin mixes, and I live in the Pacific Northwest, where it rains most of the year. last year most of my birds feet feather broke off or I had to cut them back because of the rain. their run gets pretty muddy, I put down sand usually which helps but isnt a...
  16. Cocopebbles

    Pale feet, sideways laying

    Hi everyone, My baby girl is different recently and not sure if this would even be the right area for this. She's sitting down more, slightly watery stools, I found some red goop in one but it didn't seem like blood. I'm not sure what type she is but she's about 2 months old. Been sneezing for...
  17. S

    Silkies and rain

    We're new to having Silkies. We have 3 10 week olds and live in southern Washington state where it rains often. As of now, they are inside pets who only go out on sunny days. We plan on acclimating them to the outdoors as the weather dries and warms up. But now I'm wondering about the rain once...
  18. Gammas Bearded Babies

    frustrated

    New to raising chicks...my kids got them for me for mother's day (at my encouragement I might add). You see our Rottweiler had just passed away the day after we returned from our vacation. She was 8 yrs old...she was our 5th rottie in our 30 years together. So I decided with my health problems...
  19. DieAloneWith72Cats

    Help with wet chickens

    Wet chicken help How do I train my chickens to go into their coop when it rains? They hide under the trampoline instead of going in the coop every time. They don’t get completely drenched, but they do get wet. We live in Southwest Florida, we get very heavy rains during the spring and summer...
  20. HeathenHavenHomestead

    Chicks and Rain

    Hello everyone, I have chicks that range from 2-4 weeks old. I have 27 total and they are in a brooder outside. The next week it’s suppose to be raining and I have been letting them outside in their run everyday for the last week. I don’t want them hot and cooped up all day for a week. what...
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