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You were lucky. Or I should say, they were. This thread is very very long and unfortunately I can't go back through the whole thing to be sure this isn't duplicative, so my sincere apologies to all if it is, but chickens can only take so much heat before really struggling, or worse. I always...

Quote: Yikes, that is awful JJ

Quote: My birds LOVE this too. I lay the hose down in one of their runs shady areas and they go to town, wading in the wet area (cool feet cools the body), play in it, drink from it, and all in all have one heck of a happy cool time in it. I hope all goes well this week when the temps go...

Quote: For those who don't mind if they lose birds, no. For those that do, and I am one of them, yes. All it takes is a half hour perusing this website in any summer, and the reader will find innumerable sad posts of one dead bird after another due to heat. Sure, some fare well without...

Many great threads here on BYC about this. Using "Search" feature above, search by topic and you will find great lists of tips, including fans, AC, cold water available at all times (blocks of ice can keep water cold for longer periods than ice cubes), ample shade, cold fruit treats (can freeze...