Is it OK to put Chickens to to Bed/Roost while Wet?

[jBabychickn]

I’ve always wondered about this topic?
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For example, after an evening thunderstorm or a summer rain shower.
When your free-ranging chickens get wet before bedtime/going up to roost for the night. Is that unhealthy for them to be wet?

Thoughts? Ideas? Experiences?

 

[Aunt Angus]

I’ve always wondered about this topic?
—
For example, after an evening thunderstorm or a summer rain shower.
When your free-ranging chickens get wet before bedtime/going up to roost for the night. Is that unhealthy for them to be wet?

Thoughts? Ideas? Experiences?

Unless it's very cold outside and the chickens are soaked to the skin, I don't worry. I find that even the wettest looking chickens aren't soaked to the skin. Their feathers keep them surprisingly dry.

 

[Tonyroo]

Unless it's very cold outside and the chickens are soaked to the skin, I don't worry. I find that even the wettest looking chickens aren't soaked to the skin. Their feathers keep them surprisingly dry.

True, I've seen my own chickens totally wet and roost. The next day there totally fine and all there feathers look clean.

 

[Aunt Angus]

My Silkies get SOAKED, though. I give them a good towel dry. If it's very cold, I blow dry them.

 

[3KillerBs]

If your birds are fully feathered and not silkies or frizzles and they had the option to either choose shelter or rain then they won't get any wetter than they want to be and should be perfectly fine.

 

[jBabychickn]

Thanks everyone! I feel more confident about this now

 

[jBabychickn]

My Silkies get SOAKED, though. I give them a good towel dry. If it's very cold, I blow dry them.

Thank you! I do have a couple of silkies and those I do towel dry or once I even blew dry them a bit since they just stood out there for so long like a couple of Ding-dongs…