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[rebrascora]

@Yorkshire Coop

Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Kim and hoping that the water doesn't rise too high. Living right down in the bottom of the valley next to a stream I know what the worry of flooding is like. Thankfully, so far, it has never happened here but I'm particular about keeping water courses and drains down stream of me clear of debris, to ensure there isn't a blockage.
Fortunately there isn't any significant rain forecast today as that combined with the hig tide would have made it a much more significant threat.
We have an inch or so of snow here but glorious sunshine to go with it which certainly helps. Hope the sun is shining on you too.

Best wishes

Barbara

 

[DancingWthDucks]

@rebrascora

Hi Barbara

What a relief that you didn't get the poly tunnel up! I'm sure those cork screw tie downs will be very handy with this crazy weather. Yes I've become obsessed since the wizard of Oz moment yesterday. I have been going around checking things and fastening down incase these the winds return but water maybe the next problem if it floods :/ Having a red warning is pretty scary as that says threat to life, I'm hoping they are just being over cautious with it.

Sounds all go at yours with the cock birds and new pens but I see what you mean about taking up more time with moving them about but I bet they are snug in the feed room. Please don't sink too far

Ugh on your car! It never rains but it pours or so it seems. I just got the reminder for the tax at the end of the month too but thankfully that's it for the van this month. Make sure you shop around for the insurance, I saved £400 by changing providers last summer.

I've not been out Harry either so you are not alone, just seems there has always been something else to do of late and with the weather as it's been it has not been very inviting to get on board. I'm hoping Saturday should be a good day so I need to rope a victim in to come with me for a hack. I too had Harry's shoes put back on last time so at the end of this month they will need to be new ones.

Yes Charlie is all fixed up now with his hand thank you, all back to normal now. He's just sorted his work experience out at the local estate where he is going to work with the game keeper. He's really looking forward to it but it's a bit off yet and not until September but how he's going on he would like it to be next week. He's going on a beaters day there with the shoot at the end of this month and is looking forward to it very much. I'm pleased he has a hobby he's enjoying and not getting into mischief like some other teenagers around here.

Hope your having a relaxing evening Barbara

Catch you soon

Kim xx

I hope you don't get flooded, Kim Flooding is HORRIBLE (I learnt this from last December) so I hope that you don't have to experience it....

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

@Yorkshire Coop


Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Kim and hoping that the water doesn't rise too high. Living right down in the bottom of the valley next to a stream I know what the worry of flooding is like. Thankfully, so far, it has never happened here but I'm particular about keeping water courses and drains down stream of me clear of debris, to ensure there isn't a blockage.
Fortunately there isn't any significant rain forecast today as that combined with the hig tide would have made it a much more significant threat.
We have an inch or so of snow here but glorious sunshine to go with it which certainly helps. Hope the sun is shining on you too.

Best wishes

Barbara 

I hope you don't get flooded, Kim Flooding is HORRIBLE (I learnt this from last December) so I hope that you don't have to experience it....

Thank you both

The peak is between 6.45pm and 8.00pm and I'm hoping it's them being over cautious but we have a red warning which is pretty scary ~ https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/target-area/123FWT062
I have my cages out and ready just incase I need to move my birds at short notice!

 

[Rudies Roost]

Thank you both

The peak is between 6.45pm and 8.00pm and I'm hoping it's them being over cautious but we have a red warning which is pretty scary ~ https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/target-area/123FWT062
I have my cages out and ready just incase I need to move my birds at short notice!

Oh nightmare...fingers crossed for you. Few millimetres of snow here (Midlands) last night and this morning - awful winds again all day but everything at my place has so far "weathered the storm". Chucks were not impressed with the weather today so have spent most the day hiding in the coop...good old ducks have been out swimming though! They are made of strong stuff! I do hope you don't have any issues with the surge this evening

 

[PaulaMc]

@ Silkie16, same thing happened to me this morning

Nailed the top of the coop shut at 7 this morning before I went to work ha ha.

First year of chicken keeping so it's all a learning curve. Have never been so interested in the weather in all my 53 (nearly 54), years

One day we will laugh at this. One day ...

 

[GGBEAR]

Lol my naughty

chicken

aka chilli for those of u who don't know I have a very disobedient Columbian black tail who refuses to stay over her side in fact we call her whodeeni now as she escapes everything
Well she certainly shocked her self today she escaped today as was running about almost showing off when a huge gust of wind blew from behind her and took her off her feet and caused her to roll when she got back up if chickens

could look embarrassed she would have the gold

medal she ran and jumped back.over fence and ran in coop she didn't come over again lol

 

[timon]

He looks a lot like this:

He looks amazing. Mine was only 9 months old, so similar.

 

[timon]

I just received £100 worth of Allen and Page Smallholder feed vouchers in the post!!!!!!!! I entered the competition at the National Poultry Show, but never thought that I'd win. That'll feed the ducks for a year....

Congratulations!
Sounds like a competition worth entering.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

No flooding here, it all passed without incident :yiipchick

What a relief

 

[Rudies Roost]

No flooding here, it all passed without incident :yiipchick

What a relief

Phew!