On 2nd November 2015, the 2 Happy Hens experienced a sudden
local hail storm. A large black cloud dumped a lot of rain and
hail stones in a freak storm that lasted approximately 10 minutes.
People who lived only 5 kilometres away did not experience hail.
The backyard got flooded.
The 2 Happy Hens refused to take shelter and got wet.
Soggy Chickadee does not look impressed.
Nestle cautiously strides through the water flooding the backyard.
The 2 Happy Hens preen water off their wet feathers after the storm passed.
The sun shone brightly after the storm.
Rain, hail or shine, Nestle always loves a cuddle!
She was warm and dry under her wings.
Nestle's not sure of the white hail stones?
The hail almost looks like snow on the grass!
Chicken on ice!
Chickadee walks over the hail stones that were
expelled from the downpipe during the storm.
expelled from the downpipe during the storm.
It is Chickadee's first hail storm experience.
Nestle stands in the sun.
You can see a line of hail stones at the base of the
air conditioning compressor on the verandah.
The hail stones were about 5mm diameter
and took over an hour to melt after the storm.
Nestle is not fond of wet weather.
Nestle is not fond of wet weather.
Chickadee pecks the wet ground under a tree.
Chickadee is the same colour as the tree trunk!
Chickadee is the same colour as the tree trunk!
