When it rains do your chickens go into their coops?

[Shadrach]

It's pissing down here at the moment. I've just done my rounds and as usual the chickens are trying to take shelter from the rain. I've got a hen in my house; caught out going to lay an egg. There are a few under one of the cars. A few more under the hay rack in the sheep field. Most of the Bantams are under their coop looking miserable. Donk, a strange little hen is trying to shelter under a large leaf.
All the coops are open, but not one has a chicken in it!
Where do your chickens go when it rains?
It would be helpful should you post to mention whether your chickens are free range or in a run and if their coops are accessible during the day.

 

[BuffOrpington567]

My chickens are in a run and always go in thier house when it rains.

 

[Rick M]

My coop is open during the day and hens free range. If its light raining they stay out and free range in the yard or field. If it gets heavy rain they come under the porch or under one of the vehicles.

 

[Perris]

mine free range and hang out in one or other of several covered areas when it rains. They are particularly fond of the front porch and seem to like standing/sitting on coir doormats. Mine do not resort to the coop when it rains (although one of them does like to nap in a nest box sometimes so it does get used in daytime now and then).

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Mine hang out under the coop or under a bush in their run. Their coop is always open, but they rarely go in due to the rain.

 

[aart]

I have two runs, and one coop with two pop doors open all day.
Most go inside or under coop when it's raining.
Some like to be out in it if not raining too hard, hawking at bugs.
They seem to get kinda 'stupid' about dashing into coop when it's raining hard and just huddle in the small spaces under coop.
Have had them standing in almost human ankle deep runoff under the coop before I fixed the drainage. That image is burned into my brain.
I remember the first time they spent any time out in the rain, they all looked like 'drowned rats' on the roost that night, but I stuck my hand under their feathers and they were dry at the skin-pretty amazing.

 

[chickens really]

I have a Rooster so he herds all the ladies and Chicks in when it begins to rain..

 

[Shadrach]

I have a Rooster so he herds all the ladies and Chicks in when it begins to rain..

Free range, or in a run?

 

[chickens really]

Free range, or in a run?

Free range. I have a covered run..

 

[JedJackson]

Mine free range sometimes when I am home. They head for the nearest cover when it rains hard-- trees, shrubs, under the eaves of my house, the pole building, the well house, wherever. Light drizzle doesn't phase them-- if it did, they'd be trapped in the coop 8 months out of the year in my climate. They've learned to adapt even though they're about as fond of wet weather as cats.