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Extremely helpful information, @Ridgerunner ! I'd like to add a few, small addendums: Important point! I had enough random things in my run last year to provide shade at all times last year, but in the new run I have plans for this summer that include both: Pallets up on blocks to give...

Were you inspired by this one too? https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/jens-hens-a-southern-texas-coop.75707/

And here is why we like to know your general location -- climate matters. My birds are acclimated to heat. For them 85F (29C), is a cool day in mid-summer. :D A sudden spike of heat is more dangerous than a gradual build-up of heat with time to get used to it. Also location matters for...

Do they have access to shady ground where they can dig themselves a nice, little foxhole? That seems to help my flock cope with the 95-95 summers we get (95F, 95% humidity). https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/even-the-babies-are-dug-in.1484952/