You know you value (love) your flock when...

[U_Stormcrow]

...you willingly walk out in a Thunderstorm to ensure they are fed, secure, and dry for the night.

 

[sourland]

...you go out in the middle of a snowstorm to knock snow off the pen top.

 

[Mimi13]

...you carry two of your old girls (just 4 1/2 years old ) from the dog house porch (their hangout) back to their run just so they don’t get wet from the thunderstorm!

 

[3KillerBs]

You mess with an electric fence in the rain in the dark because you can't skip closing the pop door.

 

[Mimi13]

You mess with an electric fence in the rain in the dark because you can't skip closing the pop door.

Now that is love!

 

[piminuse]

...talk your husband into bare minimum bug-out bags for fire evacuation so you can fit your birds in the car...

Tote bins with air holes at the ready!

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

...you have your morning coffee in the run with them in the morning.

 

[3KillerBs]

Now that is love!

The key is making sure that my hair and arm are not brushing the fence and that the damp string ties are not touching my leg when I turn it back on.

...you have your morning coffee in the run with them in the morning.

For me it's more likely to be my evening Bible study.

I have two plastic lawn chairs in the run so that my DH or my 14yo can join me. The overturned chairs make good anti-hawk hiding places too.

 

[Starburst]

...You walk around in the pouring rain holding an umbrella out for them so that they can free-range without getting soaked.

 

[mviera101]

....You basically cover the entire small bathroom with a tarp and have them roost overnight so that they don't have to weather a tropical depression in their coop.

....You stand in the middle of the yard wielding a rake like a crazy woman, just daring that hawk to come back.