Dangers of wind storms

[Jpat]

Hey everyone just a quick thread about my experience with wind

I got a beautifull pekin drake a few weeks ago and with some tough love he was coming around and being a good bird

Well i added wood shaving to the coop today and the man door opens with a hinge at the top and prop stick underneith.

Long story short the wind blew the door down and it was just heavey enough to pin NewBert around his chest. Suffocating him to death. My kahki campbell was honking like a nut but i was too late

I never leave that door open except today i figured it could use extra air flow. Damn.

The point is tie down, tie up, and secure everthing!

Heres pictures of him before his demise

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Oh no. So sorry to hear that.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am sorry about Bert 2 Jpat that’s very sad.

 

[Jpat]

What a stupid thing to let happen eh

 

[Lady Lionheart]

I'm so sorry! Sometimes we have pretty hard lessons to learn. Please don't blame yourself. Always look for the silver lining! Now your other birds will benefit from you having this extra knowledge. And so will we. Thank you for passing this along!

 

[Cayuga momma]

Awe, I'm so sorry.
Thank you for sharing.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

What a stupid thing to let happen eh

You didn't know it would happen. Don't beat yourself up.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Hey everyone just a quick thread about my experience with wind

I got a beautifull pekin drake a few weeks ago and with some tough love he was coming around and being a good bird

Well i added wood shaving to the coop today and the man door opens with a hinge at the top and prop stick underneith.

Long story short the wind blew the door down and it was just heavey enough to pin NewBert around his chest. Suffocating him to death. My kahki campbell was honking like a nut but i was too late

I never leave that door open except today i figured it could use extra air flow. Damn.

The point is tie down, tie up, and secure everthing!

Heres pictures of him before his demise

Man you're an unlucky fellow! So sorry to hear that about NewBert!

Duck disappointed

• WannaBeHillBilly
• Oct 31, 2018

We had a squall-line coming through last night, 40mph wind with gusts up to 50 - i was running around like a scared chicken to secure everything in advance. Two weeks ago another storm toppled over a dead tree in front of my house, taking out our telephone line. What's really bad is that my duckies seem to enjoy those winds, they have no idea how dangerous those could be…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

What a stupid thing to let happen eh

You can't secure everything, don't blame yourself, sh*it just happens…

 

[Lynxfire]

Man you're an unlucky fellow! So sorry to hear that about NewBert!

Duck disappointed

• WannaBeHillBilly
• Oct 31, 2018

We had a squall-line coming through last night, 40mph wind with gusts up to 50 - i was running around like a scared chicken to secure everything in advance. Two weeks ago another storm toppled over a dead tree in front of my house, taking out our telephone line. What's really bad is that my duckies seem to enjoy those winds, they have no idea how dangerous those could be…

We had our 11 ducks in the tub during Hurricane Michael but with yesterday's storm, at 9 weeks old the Pekins grew, we brought them into the Florida Room then bathed them in the tub. I never want to deal with that mess again. Hoping the duck house will be finished soon. We were wondering what other people did with their chickens and ducks during the big storm.