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Hey!, Come in out of the rain!

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by Michigan Chickman, Sep 12, 2008.

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  1. Sep 12, 2008 #1
    Michigan Chickman

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    I'm in SW Michigan. Since last night we've gotten (by my rain guage) 4+ inches of rain! I get home from work tonight and the run is a mud bog and all 34 of RIRs are running around outside in the pouring rain! They look like drowned rats, the coop is open and dry but Nooooo [​IMG]
     
  2. Sep 12, 2008 #2
    cluckychick

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    It's the same here in Missouri w/tornado activity [​IMG]
     
  3. Sep 12, 2008 #3
    cmom

    cmom Hilltop Farm 10 Years

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    miss_jayne

    miss_jayne Lady_Jayne

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    it was crazy rainy today! (i'm north of Lapeer)

    mine did have good sense and stayed out of it, but some days....[​IMG]


    was it super muggy hot there too after that crazy cold morning snap???
     
  5. Sep 12, 2008 #5
    Michigan Chickman

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    Goofy chickens! I just went and put them to bed (shut the coop door) and they were all in their spots purring [​IMG] I guess a wet chicken is a happy chicken [​IMG]
     
  6. Sep 12, 2008 #6
    gumpsgirl

    gumpsgirl Crowing Premium Member

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    You're a nicer chicken owner than me! I won't let mine out when it's pouring down rain. They just have to stare out the window for the day and wait for the rain to stop. [​IMG] Maybe I just need to be braver and let those chickens out to play!
     
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  7. Sep 12, 2008 #7
    Michigan Chickman

    Michigan Chickman Songster

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    VERY muggy! In fact we have the windows open right now and even my DW thinks its hot in here! This is the same woman that will pop a sweatshirt on 'cuz she's chilly in the middle of July [​IMG] so I know its nasty muggy.
     
  8. Sep 12, 2008 #8
    Beekissed

    Beekissed Free Ranging

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    Watch them next time and see if this old wive's tale is true...we have found it to be so at my chicken ranch!

    If they run and cower, just a brief shower, if they stay and play, rain all day.

    Or something like that, not sure of the correct wording, but it definitely holds true at our house!
     
  9. Sep 12, 2008 #9
    MagsC

    MagsC Queen Of Clueless

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    Well at least its still fairly warm weather, not cold rain, and they wont melt.[​IMG]
     
  10. Sep 13, 2008 #10
    Grass

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    i have 2 buffs that stay almost twice as far from home when it's raining. yesterday i found them 2 houses up the road.all 24 of my chickens seam to love it out in the rain.i leave the coop and run open for them even tho they dont see it nessisary to get out of the rain.my roosters crow sounds alittle strange when he's soaked to the bone...i have to just laugh when i see them all looking like drowned rats
     
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