heat wave

  1. GardenBlooms22

    Protecting the garden during a heat wave?

    As I'm sure many of you are already well aware, there is a major heat wave across much of the US for the next week or so. So my question is, are there any good ways to protect a garden from being damaged by the excessive heat (foliage damage, dehydration, etc), or should you just water it as...
  2. S

    How to prepare geese for freak heat wave?

    We're getting a rare heat wave in the 100sF this week and I have three goslings 5 week and two 3 1/2 week). It's my first time raising them, especially in such high heat, and I have a few questions! Their brooder is in the shade near our house, open fence door but basically a big rectangular...
    • starrymutt
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    • brooder advice gosling care heat wave
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Geese
  3. T

    Keeping chickens cool- is my plan good?

    This is a little long but I wanted to get in all the details I could think of. Thank you so much in advance for any wisdom you can offer. So, if you've seen my post history, you'll know that I am keeping my chickens remotely, a small property on Lake Ontario, until we can move out there...
  4. Emrosenagel

    Pullet with an empty crop before bed

    Hello! This is a first time occurrence with this particular chicken, so I’m not overtly concerned, but I am curious. My pullets (13 weeks, bantams Serama/cochins) occasionally go bed with empty crops. It varies on who it is, but it just seems odd. They act normal and eat/drink. We’re having...
  5. N

    Transitioning in Heat

    We have a six week old flock that we've been brooding in our basement. It's a fairly cool basement that get's a bit of air conditioning in the finished parts. Brooding has been fine and they've done just fine with the heat lamp. It's taken me a while to get our coop/run built. But I think the...
  6. AggieKat

    Bumblefoot in a heat wave

    We are in the middle of a massively awful heat wave in Texas. Temps are in the hundreds with heat index in the 115-120s. To help my girls, I put out shallow pans of cold water and my main hen, Pepper stands in it a lot during the day. She already has bumblefoot starting on both feet 😢 It’s not...
  7. Ashara

    Excessive heat, vomiting water?

    We have had extreme heat for over a week with the last 4 days being 110 to 118. Our coop has lots of shade and we have water misters and a small wading pool available. We change all the water often to keep it cool.. All of our chickens drink a lot and have been panting heavy all day, every day...
  8. justcallmekinn

    Cooking Bitties T.T

    Ok, so I live in South Western Mississippi. Right now the temp is 95° with a heat index of 100°. I haven't have to use a heating lamp during the day with my 2 week olds except at night and at a distance. There is a constant day temp of 90° in my brooder with a fan turned on them. Today is bad...
  9. Literaryducks

    Duck Stopped Grooming Herself - illness or heat related?

    Hi there- One of my ducks, Cinderella, (Pekin, 21+ weeks) was always very clean, constantly grooming herself. In the last month she seems to have stopped almost entirely. She still eats and is laying (1 egg per day) but has lost some weight. I haven't weighed her but it is visible that she has...
    • Literaryducks
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    • ducks in ac ducks not grooming ducks too hot heat heat wave
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. Kathy Golla

    Heat Wave--Hens in Garage?

    Hi there--we have been dealing with a hot summer in Northern California. We just went through three days of 100 degree temps. Now the weather is forecasting a break over the next two days then 100 degrees for four straight days. I have 6 hens and most of them are not the most heat tolerant...
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