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This is a very helpful thread as we come out of winter with our new faverolles I'm starting to think about how to keep this heat susceptible breed cool this summer. Lots of good tips! Last year I set up a mister using garden watering system pipe etc held up by our swing set :-). Life saver on...

If you can keep them off the nest 24hrs a day for 3 days you should find they loose interest. I just put my broodies in a little side run during the day and lock them off the nest at night. No boxes no ice cubes and never had one still broody after 3 days.

I like the pool ideas. I might see if I can do something like that next summer (winter now) We've just had flooding rain and they loved standing in the lakes left behind -sigh. Sure they think they are ducks lol So they might enjoy it come summer as well.

Well at 100 I didn't worry too much other than shade and cool water. I figure like the cold they have to acclimatize to our regular hot to survive those super hot days we end up getting each year When it hit 104 I rigged up a misting spray and locked them out of their coop as it was hotter...