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  1. Sliiiq

    Sexing and determining breed of 6 week olds, and other questions

    First time user, bare with me here, you can answer whichever you like… 1. I’ve got 3 chicks, and I don’t know what their breeds are. Leghorns? Orpington? The two bigger ones (1&2) are supposedly 6 weeks and the 3rd is 5 weeks. Might be stupidly obvious, but I also want to know which is male...
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    • 5 week old 6 week chick 6 week old breed & gender determining breed grass in poo grit hot chickens panting sexing
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  2. C

    Best coop build for Hot Climate

    We are looking to build a coop for our 26 chicks. We live in Louisiana where it stays hot most of the year with some temps in the low 30’s during winter. The area for the coop will have minimal shade due to no tree coverage. What type of coop should we build? How should we ventilate? We...
  3. Easy chicken slushie recipe!

    Easy chicken slushie recipe!

    We are in summer now, and we try to make our chickens as comfortable as possible in the heat. There are many ways we try to do this. Visit this topic of the week thread, naming ways to keep your chickens cool in summer. I will show you my way, chicken slushies! We have all heard of slushies, a...
  4. AllieJayne

    Hot chickens! Need to cool down!

    Hey guys I’m in Australia which is very hot at the moment above 30 degrees Celsius (above 86 degrees Fahrenheit) and my poor chickens are getting really hot I’ve put in frozen berries and other frozen and cold foods as well as ice in their water and frozen water bottles to sit on but I put in a...
  5. S

    Ladies love watermelon

    Hot days here in New Mexico our ladies love a cool watermelon treat.
  6. TreeStrepek

    How do I keep Orpington’s cool on hot days??

    Hi Chicken Friends- It’s muggy & 95 today. I love my hens & have a wonderful setup for them. They have a fan & plenty of cross circulation in their coup. I think they are comfortable @ night. During the day they are outside- the run has dense shade which is effective @ keeping them cool...
  7. Maxkincaid

    Keeping cold tolerant chooks in hot climate.

    I bought 3 breeds of cold hardy not heat hardy chooks Silver Laced Wyandottes, Golden Laced Wyandottes and salmon faverolle for Texas. I know what your thinking and yes I am a doofus. Since it's currently winter in Texas our girls will be nearly 9 months before the 90 degree days arrive and...
  8. BantamBabies

    Beat the heat.

    My 5 month old silkies and satins will sit in our coop even on hot days (we are in pacific north west valley so our hottest day is upper 90s) but the coop gets pretty hot compared to the outside temps. Over 100 when the outside reaches mid 80s. I’ll catch them panting! Are they really not that...
  9. EIEIO_farm

    How hot is too hot??

    Hi! I live in Southern Cali and today has been the hottest day of the year so far. It’s currently 112 degrees, and at 10am it was already 100. I have 12 chickens, and I’m worried about them overheating. They have plenty of shade, but the air itself is hot so even in the shade it’s bad. They...
  10. Sheeshabeesh

    The Heat Lamp and My Baby Chicks

    So its late in the season and i'm a little confused by the mixed views on how long I should keep the heat lamp on my chicks. Ive read multiple places to who say to keep the chicks under the lamp for 24hrs a day in no hotter than 100 degrees, then I was told because its later in the season, and...
  11. SpaghettiJo

    Helpful ideas to help keep chickens cool in humid environment

    Hello! Recently the temperatures here where I am have been rising exponentially, and my chickens are definitely not happy about it. The average temperature where I am is about 95 degrees and humidity is about 80-95%.. I feed my chickens cold fruit and yogurt, when it's especially hot, and I ice...
  12. jopheso

    DIY Electrolytes for the HOT SUMMER

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