Thanks for the tips! I put poly roofing on a 8x8 section of the run to help beat the heat. A little delay but the hens are coming first thing tomorrow morning
Sent my friend an email who is gifting the chickens to me. She is looking into the breed. Atascadero is great, heat is my biggest concern. Planning on putting shade cloth over at least half the run, possible fan in the coop and run as well as looking into if minsters may help when it gets really...