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    Chickens in Hot Weather..need advice!

    A wading pool, works better than anything I have found. I went from having panting chickens to chickens standing in the "pools" whenever they are hot. It may take a day or two for them to start using it. I only have three chickens and use two large saucers. Last year I just used one and that was...
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    Chickens in Hot Weather..need advice!

    After similar problems in Texas with our heat, I filled a couple of large plastic plant saucers with water. Within the afternoon one chicken was standing in the water and no longer panting. This was last summer, now they go stand in the saucers when they get hot. I also put folded shade cloth...
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    Chickens in Hot Weather..need advice!

    Poor chickens were panting and holding their wings out yesterday with 102 temps. Today it is 105 and they are just fine. They've had shade cloth both days, but today I ran a hose in their run. It has an old fashioned ring sprinkler head, which I allowed to have about a 3"water spray. This was...
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