Well this isn't fun

[Ascholten]

Im getting flooded out here from this Hurricane / Tropical Storm that is rolling through. My yard is a flooded swamp.

A quick hand full of feed and a few tongue clicks and I got the girls corralled up. I put them in my shower where they will spend the night. Come morning time when stuff dries out and I get the coop dewatered, Ill let them loose, turn the shower on, wash the poop down the drain, splash some bleach and I should be good.

Has anyone else ever had to do anything similar in emergency situations for their girls? Just curious.

Aaron

 

[Swbertrand1]

Not to that extent, but we do strap their coop to anchors in the ground, close the double-pane double hung windows, and make sure the latches are secure for hurricanes.
If cold is going to be in the single digits or low teens for days on end, we'll put small heaters in their coop and crack the windows for circulation.
We have a contingency plan for moving them to the garage if it's ever necessary, but hasn't been so far...

 

[Ascholten]

Ok maybe its a bit overboard but I am kind of protective of my brds. Both the inside and the outside ones. Paco didn't have a fit either when I brought them in, maybe he knows it's bad weather too.

This way I know they are safe, no drowning, no pads of flooded out fireants finding the coop as a 'dry' area, animals displaced, seeing an opportunistic snack etc etc. Maybe they'll be thankful and leave me an egg or two

Aaron

 

[MadamContrary]

My yard is soup right now My girls don't seem to care though, they're ankle deep and still searching for snacks. Coops are dry and well ventilated so I just just keep throwing on layer after layer of pine shavings into the run as the water level keeps going up, expecting another 12" or so by Saturday. Not looking forward to mucking it out once the rain stops and I'm definitely going to have to make some kind flood barrier or build up the soil, other option is a full relocation of the coop and runs. If things get real bad they can stay in my laundry/storage area, but so far they are not showing any distress.

 

[neo71665]

Sorry for ya but please send some water up here.

 

[MadamContrary]

Sorry for ya but please send some water up here.

I wish this country would run water pipelines the way they run oil. Would solve a lot of problems.

 

[neo71665]

I wish this country would run water pipelines the way they run oil. Would solve a lot of problems.

Might be nice but I don't need another reason for them to charge me. I just need rain on my garden.

 

[MadamContrary]

Might be nice but I don't need another reason for them to charge me. I just need rain on my garden.

You're full of good points today!

 

[neo71665]

You're full of good points today!

I'm often full of something but rarely anybody claim it's good points. Thanks

 

[Ascholten]

I have a point too!! But if I wear my hat, you can't see it !

My girls didn't seem to mind the water either they were soaked but I didn't want to go through the ordeal of trying to get them together after it was dark etc, sifting floating turds out from between their toes in the flooded coop. Not to mention we just got out of tornado warnings, so they are safer inside for the rest of the day / night.

But DaaaaAAAAdddd... NO !!!!

Aaron