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Thanks, will give it a shot.

Should have added, she's the alpha hen, so not being pecked.

3 year old barred rock, never seen this on any others.

Out here on the prairie, air movement is seldom a problem, for better or worse.

Just put this together with some stuff I had, They seem to really like it. 2 half gallon milk jugs frozen, change about every 2 hours. Whatever it is, it's better than 103 - 106 degrees

Well, officially 40 days with NO rain, so I guess we're sort of Noah in reverse. Some South of us, but moving South. Oh, well, the folks down there are parched too. When the girls are out free ranging, most of what they can find looks like hay - I think they would really like some green stuff.

Lots of good ideas here. I've done most of them, except for the ones that add humidity. It's usually 100 here by 10:30- 11:00 (real time not fake govt. time) so lots of trips out to cool down the water.

Excuse me, is this were I sign up for the hot chick contest?

Mine love it, along with collards. I daily trim off a few leaves to give to them (The plants are in raised beds). When they see me headed that way with the scissors they come running!

Only 1 from my six girls :( Don't think they like these day after of day of 100+ temps - fore cast is for at least the next 10 the same 101-105.

Can't believe you missed "Like a hen on a June bug" Maybe it's a Texas thing.

Thanks, lots of good info. My current flock is 2 RIRs ,2 Barred Rocks, 1 Amber link and 1 GL Wyandot . So, showing my ignorance, if an egg is fertilized, but not incubated or brooded, nothing happens? You just eat them? About no electricity, I was thinking about when no one has it, no just me.

First a bit of background so no one will have to ask. We have 6 hens just past 3 years old, ave 4 eggs/day. Got them as 3 day olds. They have a large run and free range part time. So I have managing them down pretty well. We have 10 Australorps that are 17 days old. It looks like we might have a...

SO they're just like 14 year old humans :) I taught 8th grade for 22 years!!!

Thanks, good ideas. I see you know heat. "But it's a dry heat" :)