Snow in New Orleans! NEED HELP PLEASE!

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Unfortunately Ive got nothing as where we are we're prepared for that.

Maybe shoveling what you can, and either using OSB plywood or shower curtains on the sides where main wind is coming from as a wind block?

Box or dog fence panel for inside for moment?

Luckily it looks likes your temperatures will be rising to melt it, then you'll just need pine or something to help absorb lol

We've had 18inch os snow frozen for over two weeks here, and today we are finally cranking out of the negatives! (Central Indiana )

Good luck!

 

[alwaystj9]

Why did your chickens get so wet? It sounds like they were almost hypothermic! I have about 30 chickens and open shed coops, just roofs with 3 sides. I am just north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My birds did just fine with no additional building, bedding or anything like that. I did have problems feeding them yesterday evening because the hanging feeders were sitting below the snow level. Some birds handled it okay, some I had to gently force out into the snow. Putting the feed on a sheet of plywood helped a lot. I take a bucket of warm water out there every time I go outside. I have some rubber, fortiflex feed pans that I can beat the ice out of without breaking the pan and this is what I water in when it is below freezing. I am left with 1 issues: What do I do with the frozen-in-shell eggs?

 

[Ridgerunner]

What do I do with the frozen-in-shell eggs?

Boil them, crumble them, and feed them back to the chickens.

 

[Amer]

Why did your chickens get so wet? It sounds like they were almost hypothermic! I have about 30 chickens and open shed coops, just roofs with 3 sides. I am just north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My birds did just fine with no additional building, bedding or anything like that. I did have problems feeding them yesterday evening because the hanging feeders were sitting below the snow level. Some birds handled it okay, some I had to gently force out into the snow. Putting the feed on a sheet of plywood helped a lot. I take a bucket of warm water out there every time I go outside. I have some rubber, fortiflex feed pans that I can beat the ice out of without breaking the pan and this is what I water in when it is below freezing. I am left with 1 issues: What do I do with the frozen-in-shell eggs?

If they don't crack I just let them thaw out and use as usual. If they crack I chuck them in the nearby field.

 

[Loving my girls]

10 inches of snow is horrific, good ol’ Google says your average temperature for Jan is 12.5 and this is your first snow in 15 years.
I think you’re wise taking your girls inside, they’re not accustomed to the weather conditions you are having.
If you can get your hands on a large dog cage it would probably make you smell better.
Sending you a virtual electric blanket
Hug

 

[BDutch]

I need some guidance PLEASE. As some of your might have heard, the south has been blanketed in a historical snow storm. I'm in New Orleans and we got 10 inches yesterday!!!

Your chickens must have been flabbergasted from the cold and snow where you live.

A few years ago we had a few weeks with cold and unusually much snow too. My chickens initially stayed in the coop and weren’t happy with the cold in the small run with a cold sand floor. The roof didn’t keep the snow out entirely. Snow got in with the cold east wind. No way the chickens would go outside in the larger run that was completely covered with snow.

I scattered a big bag with straw on the floor and covered the east side of the small run against cold/snow, with an old window and a perspex panel. They didn’t have much space, but seemed fine with it. Straw is great for warmth/isolation.

 

[Jezalilly]

Why did your chickens get so wet? It sounds like they were almost hypothermic! I have about 30 chickens and open shed coops, just roofs with 3 sides. I am just north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My birds did just fine with no additional building, bedding or anything like that. I did have problems feeding them yesterday evening because the hanging feeders were sitting below the snow level. Some birds handled it okay, some I had to gently force out into the snow. Putting the feed on a sheet of plywood helped a lot. I take a bucket of warm water out there every time I go outside. I have some rubber, fortiflex feed pans that I can beat the ice out of without breaking the pan and this is what I water in when it is below freezing. I am left with 1 issues: What do I do with the frozen-in-shell eggs?

I think they got wet becasue of the temp. Yes, it was snowing but when the snow landed on their warm badies, it melted I guess. They just sat there and let it - didn't shake it off or move at all. They are NOLA girls - they know Mardi Gras and King Cake, not Snowapalooza and Ice.

 

[Jezalilly]

Boil them, crumble them, and feed them back to the chickens.

Only one of my girls is still laying - the other is in retirement - and the one that is sure as hell isn't doing anything in this weather!

 

[Jezalilly]

It's going into the 40s today and will be dipping back into the 30s tonight. I'm thinking they'll be ok back in Chickentopia once it warms up today. They've dealt with short burts of cold in the past. We do get some cold snaps every winterm just not blizzards! lol

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

I need some guidance PLEASE. As some of your might have heard, the south has been blanketed in a historical snow storm. I'm in New Orleans and we got 10 inches yesterday!!! My girls have a coop to go into, but yesterday they were just sitting in the big enclosure ( it's called Chickentopia - see pic) getting snowed on. They were VERY wet and barely even moved when I picked them up. They went into my bath tub(empty) with the bathroom heater on and are fine today. Here's the thing...what do I do now?? We aren't supposed to get any more snow but the lows are going to be in the low 30s until Saturday when it goes into the 40s.
I only have 2 girls at the moment a black australorp and a silkie mix. They are not pleased being in the bathtub, but i'm not letting them out until i know it's safe.
Please help this NOLA girl! lol
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I live in Northern Pennsylvania and we are have about 4 inches right now, but have had to deal with 3 feet before with our chickens. Do you have a coop, not just that pen? If the snow is more than about 9 inches - our chickens stay in the coop. It has been averaging about -15 here at night and my chickens are fine. If you want the snow out of the pen - shovel it out and if you have a leave blower blow the rest of the snow out. Then they will not have to step on it and their feet will not be as cold.