Hi All, It's raining here quite heavily, it's still 20deg. A lot of my birds have been sitting out and playing in flight for a couple of hours, its fully open to rain. Is this likely to cause an problems for them or should I let them stay out? many thanks.

Hi All, It's raining here quite heavily, it's still 20deg. A lot of my birds have been sitting out and playing in flight for a couple of hours, its fully open to rain. Is this likely to cause an problems for them or should I let them stay out? many thanks.

 

I wouldn't worry about them, as long as they have access to shelter away from the rain. If they are choosing to play in the rain good on them. Must be nice. I would however be careful of the damp/wet floors afterwards, as dampness is a perfect habitat for germs

Thanks Maesie, I've just been down and checked them they seem pretty dry now.

We've had a bit of a break in rain so I've given them some greens and shut them into aviary section, it has paved floor. I left blind down to keep that floor dry overnight so it's still quite dry. They really had a ball out in the rain it's the first time they have been out in such heavy rain, mostly my new babies the "oldies" stayed indoors. As long as I don't see any after effects.

No worries... I know if we have rain coming in the front of the aviary, my birds always sit on the front and get soaked... haha, they must love it!

Noting wrong with rain.. i agree as Maesie already stated, its very important to not let the birds forage on the wet aviary floor and many bird keepers take every precaution to ensure the aviary floor stays bone dry all year round.

Thanks Liv & Maesie, The actual aviary floor is dry, I left a plastic lined shadecloth blind down all night as usual. Rain would have come in front otherwise so it stayed down. I opened door from aviary to flight, they wait every morning to get out. They shoot out like a flock of racing pigeons and to-day I took the chance and let them out as usual, they had access to aviary but they stayed out for hours in the rain. Like kids playing in puddles I suppose.