These are great ideas! I really like the freezing 2 liters soda bottles and putting them under the coop areas. My two girls have always roosted at night in their nesting box despite the fact that they have a wonderful roosting pole. And the nesting box gets mighty hot during the day. I might...
I cut up a watermelon and put the pieces in a shallow pan of cool water. You could call it "bobbing for melons"; they drank water in the process of trying to get the watermelon pieces out. I also
1. soaked big pieces of burlap and draped it over their area
2. soaked the ground where they do...