Chickens can be quite sensible when it starts to rain and most chicken breeds are relatively hardy but you will still need to give them some form of shelter in addition to the hen house so they can shelter from the wind and rain, particularly if they are kept out in the open where there is little natural cover.Click to see full answer. Besides, can chickens get sick from the rain?A chicken wet from a warm summer rain will probably enjoy the bath, but in cold & windy weather a wet chicken is at risk of hypothermia. If their body temperature gets too low they are at risk of immune system failure, which can lead to illnesses.Additionally, do chickens die in the rain? Chickens do not drown in the rain even if they look up. Subsequently, one may also ask, what to do with chickens when it rains? If they’re already running in and out of the coop, and they put themselves to bed at night, then they will probably seek shelter from the rain on their own. Sometimes chickens aren’t the brightest bulbs in the pack though, and they might stand around and get wet. This shouldn’t hurt them as long as it’s not cold out.Should chickens be let out in the rain?Actually, that your flock would “come in out of the rain” is not necessarily sensible behavior… not for chickens. A rainy day can be a good day for a chicken to forage more widely than normal. To chickens, rain and fog are opportunities! Chickens will come in out of the rain—usually—if it’s a thunderstorm.