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    Don't laugh! Do my chickens need shade?

    Quote: The growing stuff is what I do. Then I wet the leaves of the little trees there. THe water drips to the ground and makes the dirt there cooler. I often find The Mamas with their chests in that cool dirt - panting. The water on the leaves creates a sort of air conditioning as the...
  2. threehorses

    Don't laugh! Do my chickens need shade?

    Quote: I didn't know they had those! I need to get a couple of those for the western side of my barn -my "feed room" to keep some of the sun off of my feed bins. They stay cool, as they're light metal, but *I* don't stay cool when I'm digging out my feed! Thanks for the heads-up! By the...
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    Don't laugh! Do my chickens need shade?

    Quote: Ha! You do thinks MY way - the complicated way!
  4. threehorses

    Don't laugh! Do my chickens need shade?

    As a little hint for those of you who have turkeys, too - and this surprised me, but I'll pass it along. I always use wading pools and pans that are short - like the little bitty pools you get from petsmart, or pans about 7 inches or so high. I use them for my geese in case they want...
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    Don't laugh! Do my chickens need shade?

    We're in the same area - Texas, 100's plus (add 15 degrees in the sun). Birds can overheat in their coops' shade. so yes please- add shade to their run. Planting some (bird safe) bushes around the fence of your coop can not only make it look lovely, but also help some of the morning and...
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