Heavy snow collapses barn rooves

 

 

 

At least two dozen broiler and turkey houses in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley were damaged or entirely collapsed in the aftermath of the weekend storm that dumped an unusually heavy snowfall topped by a thick glazing of ice, the Virginia Poultry Federation said.

Federation President Hobey Bauhan said that several inches of wet, heavy snow overnight Saturday was followed by hours of icy sleet on Sunday in the region, causing partial or total collapse of 24 poultry houses by his count, as of late Wednesday.