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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Carey boy on October 17, 2014, 09:18:11 am

Title: Waterfowl and rain
Post by: Carey boy on October 17, 2014, 09:18:11 am

We have had heavy rain on and off now (more on then off) for four days (North Wales), my geese make no attempt at all to find shelter. What do yours do?. Or is it all in the name? Waterfowl.


David

Title: Re: Waterfowl and rain
Post by: Womble on October 17, 2014, 09:36:59 am

I think you've answered your own question!

BTW, if it keeps raining for long enough, they float too!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Waterfowl and rain
Post by: waddy on October 17, 2014, 10:39:01 am

Mine don"t mind at all in fact if you get the hosepipe on them they will all stand in a row facing forward for a shower!


Helen

Title: Re: Waterfowl and rain
Post by: oor wullie on October 17, 2014, 10:56:49 am

Mine stubbornly refuse all shelter, they happily sleep outdoors even in the worst horizontal sleet.

I thought it was because they had watched all the effort I had put into building them a shelter and they are spitefully  wanting me to think it was a total waste of time and effort!

Title: Re: Waterfowl and rain
Post by: twizzel on October 17, 2014, 11:26:27 am

My ducks are happiest in the rain... the chicken shelter in the house, the ducks wallow in the puddles like pigs :roflanim:

Title: Re: Waterfowl and rain
Post by: hughesy on October 17, 2014, 11:38:33 am

That's the beauty of geese they're impervious to anything the weather can throw at them.

Title: Re: Waterfowl and rain
Post by: HesterF on October 18, 2014, 09:52:08 pm

Ditto - biggest problem with the ducks is that rain gives them the chance to turn over the grass completely = mudbath

Title: Re: Waterfowl and rain
Post by: devonlady on October 19, 2014, 06:15:38 am

Imagine! Waterproof feathers that shrug off the rain/sleet/hail etc. and a cosy layer of down for warmth. Tuck your (fairly) vulnerable head under your wing and you're sorted :thumbsup: