I live in Tucson. It was 105 degrees on Friday :-( I think one of the problems was they all squashed up together to get as close to the coop as possible.
My chickens have a coop with access to a large protected run. I go in through a large door and then open up the hatch between the coop and the run. I then lock the large door. Most chickens come out the the large door when I open it in the morning. Two will usually hang back until I open the...