hot birds

  1. M

    How do you desert chicken owners keep chickens cool in 120F summers?

    Hi there! We just started our flock from chicks in a brooder box in our breezeway, now about six weeks old and far too large to stay in the box much longer. We have six total (we planned to have three, but all the internet reading suggested buying more because they sometimes die…but now we have...
  2. Aprilxoxo

    Splooting?

    Hi guys so for the last week in Aus we have been getting incredibly hot days and i found that one of my turkeys has a very interesting way of spreading out to cool down. She lays in her sandpit splooting (legs directly out the back) and with her wing fully extended and head and neck fully...
  3. Dani & Mikey

    The heat is here...

    Ok, it’s happened. The heat has hit Virginia. Just a few days after our super late last frost:rant...but that’s beside the point. It’s hot and I saw my chickens panting yesterday. I know this is a normal thing and have been sifting through the threads regarding hot chickens. Anyone who feels...
  4. Banana552

    Help quails!

    My adult quail are overheating on a cool night they have fresh water And icepacks but they keep panting and feeling warm When the birds in the other cage Are fine plz help!
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