Question about Peafowl and rain/snow

[SDpeafowl]

I live in South Dakota, so you never know what the weather will do from day to day. Last weekend we took all the winter coverings off and last night it rained and all my Peafowl are wet. Then today it decides to snow. Their pens are nothing but mud and snow. I feel sorry for them. So my question is will they get sick from being wet and have snow blowing at them and colder temps, around 36 degrees right now?

 

[Glenmar]

They should be fine if they have shelter to get into.

 

[SDpeafowl]

We dont a shelter, but we did put tarps around most of the cages. So should that be fine?

 

[Barrdwing]

I know that the weather's a lot more serious in SD than it is out here, but our peas insist on sleeping on the roof of their pen (no shelter at all) in all weather. If we get the heads-up on a big storm in time, I can sometimes shoo them all indoors, where they have tarps over the roof and three walls, and they're happy with that. Left to their own devices, the silly things will sleep out in wet weather even when it's close to freezing, and in heavy rain. Their feathers seem pretty good at shedding water, but wind is another matter. High wind will drive them inside.

One of these days I am going to build them a tall shelter, and fasten the netting to the roof so they can't get on top of it!

 

[jimmythechicken]

we live in ct an ours always sleep in the rain an snow rather then got in there barn. dont know why they should be o.k

 

[wannabchick]

Mine wont even go in the hen house today.. its been storming all day.. and I hear after 4:00 its going to be even worse!!!! and nope they wont go inside, they have been watching all day the chickens going in and out.. of the coop.. but they havent made any effort towards entering...MMMMMMMMMMMMMn.. guess they dont mind the rain..

silly birds

 

[SuperPeacockman]

If they are wet and cold they will get hypothermia if they dont have a shelter. I dont know if tarps will do.

 

[Choctaw Valley Farm]

We have 3 sided sheds open towards the South they are 10x10.

These are facing West and are 4 sided with a 5' wide door.

This isn't a very good picture but you can see some of the sheds and runs we have 26 breeder pens but not all in use now, we only have 4 pens set up now.

 

[wannabchick]

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Thats sooooooooooo nice, hoping soon I will have a run in shed done..!!! crossing my fingers..