Well this isn't fun

[Show Sebright]

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

We are getting the flood too. They have a 2 story coop so I trapped them upstairs out of the water. But they are pecking holes into the chickens. So the babies are in the porch in a cage until we get a empty coop from the side of the house. One Hurricane we took all the animals at school home. Thank goodness we did because one of the coops got loose and flew across the yard. They lived on my porch for 2 weeks (it was supposed to be 4-5 days)

 

[Show Sebright]

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.

My coop we lifted the base some and now they live on a mound of sand. It is like a foot of 2 tall.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

We have a flood disaster plan, we have never had to use it. We have an actual laundry room. So the room will be covered in plastic (which we already have) including the washer and dryer. Food and water provided and hens locked up in a an 8' X. 10' room. Then hopefully the plastic will help to make clean up easier when we are done. Needless to say there will no longer be clothes, ironing board etc. in there with the hens.

 

[MadamContrary]

My coop we lifted the base some and now they live on a mound of sand. It is like a foot of 2 tall.

Definitely going to need to do something drastic, this isn't the usual summer rain we're used to, but it really illuminated some shortcomings in the girl's accommodations and in the water flow direction through the yard and gardens.

 

[Novicehen]

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

I logged in to ask the same question! I have only had my flock of six 12 week- olds for 11 weeks and my plan was a pop up play yard with a liner set up in the parlor, but thank you for sharing how you are protecting your girls! I have an enclosed shower and I am going with that as a temporary shelter until the lake that has become of my property subsides.

Now I need to make a plan in case we have an evacuation-level storm this year!

 

[Ascholten]

I logged in to ask the same question! I have only had my flock of six 12 week- olds for 11 weeks and my plan was a pop up play yard with a liner set up in the parlor, but thank you for sharing how you are protecting your girls! I have an enclosed shower and I am going with that as a temporary shelter until the lake that has become of my property subsides.

Now I need to make a plan in case we have an evacuation-level storm this year!

If you live in florida or near northeast florida, come to my house. It's pretty sturdy, been through a few canes already and jacksonville seems to somehow miss a lot of the bad ones. Bring the girls, we'll throw them into the big shower / bathroom, eat, drink, and chill till the storm goes by. I got solar, 50 Kwh of batteries, wind power, trust me, we be good !

Oh bring some ear plugs, the Rottentoo can get loud, especially once he's made friends with you and wants to show off :/

Aaron

 

[Brooks_]

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

You now have house chickens.

 

[dawg53]

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

If you have a covered pen with an elevated coop, put sand on the ground to build it up.
I'm sure you remember the saying, "I'll sell you some swamp land in Florida."
Look how they filled in the swamps with fill dirt and sand to build everything under the sun (or rain) in this state lol.
I put sand in the coops as well, easier to scoop poop.
I've been through a few storms.

 

[Ascholten]

Thats the thing, the coop is a tractor, not a permanent structure. I move it around every week or so, so they don't tear up the lawn too bad in it's one place. WHen the entire lawn is a swamp (because the builders scrape the good stuff off and sell it, the sorry sobs, and then give you the silt and crap they dug out for the retention ponds) the drainage in general is not very good. There really is no dry area. I had a bunch of stuff on it, (another summer job, clean the darned porch off) but next time I think ill just roll them up on the porch. (it's not like they aren't up here half the times anyways against my wishes :/ )

They are back outside and without missing a step, are all over in front of me tripping me, trying to tell me, they are hungry....

REDNECK ALERT!!!! TURN BACK NOW if you is one of those Soft City SLickers......

The shower spray busts up poop real good, crumbles and goes right down the drain. Some of that Chlorox spray cleaner and it's as good as new. For those who were worried, oh how in the hell do I clean this. No smearing, smooshing, skids like the space shuttle just landed in your bathroom etc, it's all busted up and down the drain, no scrubbing needed. It's all good

Aaron.

 

[KingD]

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

Won't it be just as wet in the shower?