The Poultry Keeper

Sakib · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 38 Location: Manchester

its snowing!!!!!!!!

will chickens be ok in this weather. should i do anything extra to help them.

Sakib

Magpie · Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 642 Location: Norfolk

Assuming you don't have any Serama they should all be fine but if they are like mine they won't come out in it. They all dashed back into the houses as soon as they realised there was funny white stuff on the ground Laughing

Tim

vanessa · Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 1267 Location: Correze

Aren't they wusses?? Laughing

We haven't had any snow really this year (unusual for here), but the last 2 winters, the chooks have steadfastly refused to set foot on that weird white stuff!!

Phill · Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 154 Location: Essex

Mine are fortunate their housed in an aviary but they like to stand by the door and watch the outside world and the white stuff I wont let them outside in bad weather due to their crests.

newby · Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 143 Location: Dordogne

Mine don't even come out in the rain, and boy have we had some over the past 2 weeks. plus wind of course.

Dopey · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:48 pm Post subject:

Mine used to run any time they see anything falling out of the sky, now they seem to be ok, its been snowing a little and hail too, it doesn't bother them at all, there always scratching the ground looking for bugs and worms, i think they know they get more bugs when it rains

hoosier · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:21 pm Post subject:

Mine won't step on the white stuff either! When it snows, I have to shovel about a hundred square feet outside their door or they refuse to come out. Rolling Eyes

vanessa · Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 1267 Location: Correze

Strangely, when we had snow flurries yesterday, it didn't bother them ... it's just lying snow they seem to fear!!

Chickweed · Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 87 Location: Baldock, Herts

As we have only had ours about 4 weeks we didn't realise they didn't like snow. This morning they all took a turn looking out of the pop hole then resolutely turned their backs and stayed inside. They have however discovered that the patio slabs warm up very quickly in the sun, and once the sun melted the snow they dashed over the wet grass to the warmth of the patio slabs. Like me they apparently enjoy life's comforts. Shame they will never find out about chocolate Wink

Sally

Bhindi · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject:

My Bhindi was very confident, striding across it on her own this morning, my Welsummer eventually followed but the rest just walked up and down the path as that had no snow. Bhindi looked such a picture out in it, her colours just looked superb Very Happy

EGirl · Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 1263 Location: Dublin, Ireland

No snow at all here, kids (& me) very disappointed! Sad

BarbaraJ · Joined: 02 Mar 2008 Posts: 17 Location: Herts

we are not coming out , no way!!

james419 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:32 am Post subject:

We have snow again this morning - last night it had all gone and now back again

Our lot don't seem bothered at all the ducks and geese don't seem to notice it

stephen · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:21 am Post subject:

Ours are out and happily pecking around for "stuff". The ducks are outside, rather than in the barn, and just sitting around in the snow. The geese are out all the time, and really enjoy it it seems! They are even still laying well in it.

Chris Kurzfeld · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1638 Location: Carmarthenshire

No snow but we've had a few hail showers. It's very funny to see the chickens running around trying to eat the stuff - as if someone in the sky is scattering it for them Laughing

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Chris