Chickens standing in the rain

[Michele-A-EIE]

Well, thanks for all the responses! I’m not so worried about it now they just look so miserable with their tails down

I feel your pain, I hate to see them out there. As long as they have access to their henhouse & they have that choice, we should try (LOL TRY) not to worry. Have a great day! I'm in Clay County Florida and it is POORING right now. I keep checking on my girls out there, I can see then from the sliding glass doors.

 

[PoppasGrill]

We are near Lacrosse in Central Florida. Our chickens love to be out in the rain, only assume it cools them down and they get first shot at the bugs and worms the rain brings up. They will stay in the barn or under something during the heat of the day, but early morning and a good rain makes them travel the pasture.

 

[Doodlemom63]

Some chickens just enjoy the rain. I raise silkies. It's raining right now and they're all out in it.

We have a lot of cover here, but they don't use it.

If it's going to be a really bad day with lots of wind and rain, storms, or in the winter with blizzards, I don't let them out in the yard. We have a covered pen off the coop we can let them go into but that's as far as I let them go in really bad conditions.
Here's a few of mine a couple of years ago. They get so dirty, but somehow they manage to look all beautiful the next day.

View attachment 3879655

Lord thank you for your reply I’m a first timer with silkies and I’m going out of my mind! So worried about them getting wet dirty anything I was like what am I gonna do now can’t sleep out there lol although it has crossed my mind! I’ve went out in the pouring ran to try to push them into the covered run I was drenched and my neighbors I’m sure got a good laugh after a couple of slips and tumbles! lol I’ve considered not letting thing out to fr when it’s calling for ran but that seemed mean to me there’s not a clock on the rain or these thunder busters. There are multiple places that they can get shelter but most of the time they will be huddled together under some pallets I have leaned up against a big oak tree that provides 90% of the shade in my yard. It’s massive or they huddled under the raised fire pit both of these places are just few feet away from the covered run