A chicken farm in California is facing roughly $50,000 in damages and losses from storms that have pelted the region for nearly two weeks. A total of $40,000 of that is in the loss of birds alone. Karen Turner, the farm’s owner for nearly three decades, said upward of 6,000 chickens died after severe flooding in her barns over the New Year’s holiday weekend. It took the floodwaters days to recede.Powerful winds also blew the roofs off several barns and buildings across the farm’s two properties. The most recent roof damage came Tuesday morning after powerful early morning winds went through the area.”We’ve had losses. We’re farmers. It’s the way it is, but never anything like this,” Turner said. “Just one after another. Every day it seems like there’s more and more repairs to do.”On Wednesday, friends and neighbors were on site helping Turner repair roofing on multiple barns. The help came just in time: She’s supposed to receive thousands of baby chicks on Thursday and needs a safe, dry place for them to be taken care of.”You have your good years and your face-your-bad years,” Turner said, while walking through a section of her farm that had been washed out by the flood waters. “(This year) started off with a bang. After 27 years, you learn you have to ride with that.”Watch the video above for the full story.
A chicken farm in California is facing roughly $50,000 in damages and losses from storms that have pelted the region for nearly two weeks. A total of $40,000 of that is in the loss of birds alone.
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Karen Turner, the farm’s owner for nearly three decades, said upward of 6,000 chickens died after severe flooding in her barns over the New Year’s holiday weekend. It took the floodwaters days to recede.
Powerful winds also blew the roofs off several barns and buildings across the farm’s two properties.
The most recent roof damage came Tuesday morning after powerful early morning winds went through the area.
“We’ve had losses. We’re farmers. It’s the way it is, but never anything like this,” Turner said. “Just one after another. Every day it seems like there’s more and more repairs to do.”
On Wednesday, friends and neighbors were on site helping Turner repair roofing on multiple barns.
The help came just in time: She’s supposed to receive thousands of baby chicks on Thursday and needs a safe, dry place for them to be taken care of.
“You have your good years and your face-your-bad years,” Turner said, while walking through a section of her farm that had been washed out by the flood waters. “(This year) started off with a bang. After 27 years, you learn you have to ride with that.”
Watch the video above for the full story.
