Hurricane season 2024

[Buckeye Amy]

According to the Weather Channel, we are 3/4 the way through the list of names used for hurricanes this year. Here they are:

 

[CCsGarden]

How's everyone in Florida?

 

[Clementine2022]

Just a thread to discuss the hurricane season this year.

I think its gonna be super active this year with the weather we have had this year (in Florida) and because the conditions for them this year are incredibly favorable matching up and exceeding conditions of historical years like 2005 and 2020.

Be prepared have a go bag ready for evacuation have first aid kits on standby have fresh water stocked up way before any storms are apparent have an evacuation plan have a plan for if you and your family end up separated. All in all be ready for it to go south fast.

We were hit with Hurricane Milton. It was pretty bad considering how far inland I am. I'm in Lake County, 40 miles north of Orlando. Anyway My hens have not laid a single egg since the storm. I know they slow way down this time of year, but I don't understand the complete stop. They are 3 yrs old. I have PRB, EEs and one Orphington. What do I need to do?

 

[FrostRanger]

We were hit with Hurricane Milton. It was pretty bad considering how far inland I am. I'm in Lake County, 40 miles north of Orlando. Anyway My hens have not laid a single egg since the storm. I know they slow way down this time of year, but I don't understand the complete stop. They are 3 yrs old. I have PRB, EEs and one Orphington. What do I need to do?

Nothing you can do except wait. They may not start up again until spring. The stress of the storm may have caused a pause but it's normal for hens to slow down or stop entirely for winter. Doesn't help they're getting a bit older as older hens lay less anyway. I would advise switching to an all flock if you don't feed that already as the extra calcium in layer feed is bad for birds that aren't laying. Just have oyster shell in the side for when they are ready to start again. As I said though, hopefully they should start back again in spring

 

[Clementine2022]

Nothing you can do except wait. They may not start up again until spring. The stress of the storm may have caused a pause but it's normal for hens to slow down or stop entirely for winter. Doesn't help they're getting a bit older as older hens lay less anyway. I would advise switching to an all flock if you don't feed that already as the extra calcium in layer feed is bad for birds that aren't laying. Just have oyster shell in the side for when they are ready to start again. As I said though, hopefully they should start back again in spring

Thank you