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  1. M

    Hot, panting chick

    Hello! About a week ago I got two week old chicks from a farm in the area. One of them, a white Americana, isn’t looking so good. I put my chicks outside under a wire top this morning to let them play in the grass. They were in the sun, and I’m afraid she had a heat stroke. Her legs are splayed...
  2. Thechickentrainer1999

    Need answers fast

    I'm trying to make a dirt bath for my chickens and I have very little time left to do so. Is this dirt okay to use from home depot? I'm looking for something that has no chemicals or bad stuff that could hurt them
  3. cluckmecoop7

    How long does it take to lay an egg?

    Hi everyone, One of my chickens, Kiwi, is sitting in the nesting boxes trying to lay an egg....I think. I'm not positive... Well, she's been sitting in there of about 7 to 10 minutes. When I peek in, she seems to be trying to lay an egg. How can I be sure? Also, it's about 85 degrees right...
  4. imneva

    Are you freezing water containers for your chickens or am I alone in this

    So I have been filling empty jugs and 2 liters for the up coming high heat coming the next couple of days. I do not have electricity in my coop. Too far from the house. So I figure ice packs the size of milk jugs should do nicely.
  5. FergusonCluckCluckFarm

    Please help! Raw, swollen butt hen

    So I'm currently fighting lice, I began treating everyone a few days ago and discovered some had really bad lice nits below their vents. I discovered one of my girls is extremely raw and swelled. It feels like a water balloon. I'm not sure if it's because of the lice problem she had orr? I...
  6. ChickenMomOh2

    Bad feet, worse foot!!

    Okay, I need some help please, ASAP!! My little baby (less than a year) has a bad foot. I got a couple pictures of it. I cleaned her up, soaked in warm Epsom salt bath.. took a soft bristled tooth brush to the bottom of her foot to get the crud off and see if it was Bumblefoot(?) Well I dont...
  7. KLIL

    How do you keep your flock cool?

    Hi everyone, We are just about to hit Summer here and it is already starting to get extremely hot during the days. I feel that Summer is going to be a really hot one. Just wanted to start getting prepared for it. How do you keep your flock cool in the warmer seasons?
  8. Chickadooo

    Can 4.5 and 3 week old chicks have cottage cheese as a treat on a hot day?

    Wondering what some good treats are for a hot day for chicks in their run.
  9. sr999

    I've had chicks drop dead too. Also, a very strange mixed breed !

    In July, I had 3 hens surprise me w/ 15 chicks (I didn't think the eggs would hatch & left them for the broody hens) ! There was 1 black & one white Silkie, & a lg. black Australorp. Having gotten rid of a lg., nasty rooster some weeks before, I'm pretty sure he's not the dad. That leaves 1 buff...
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    • breeding chicks dead heat stroke hot mixed breed silkie silkies sudden chick death temperature problems
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  10. 9SpiceyChickens

    Get your chicken on

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? In 2015 I got 4 chickens. After an incident we gave them away. Then in March 2018 I got 2 more. My baby Sephora is what my account is named after. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I own 2 currently. (3) What breeds...
  11. Sundevill11

    Summer Heat: When should I be worried?

    It's currently 102 degrees with 32% humidity in my region. The forecast for tomorrow is 105 degrees. At what temperature should I be worried that my ducks could be at risk for heat-related injuries? The list below highlights precautions that have been taken. -Coop is well shaded. -Pool/Tub is...
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    • ducks heat hot summer temperature
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. Gypsy77

    Too hot?

    So we've been on the go quite a bit with the new business. And it's been scorching temps out here. There's even days I forget to gather the chicken eggs. Is there a certain temp you can't use chicken eggs? Especially when they're cracked? I mean when outside gets HOT! Lol.
  13. Shezadandy

    Beating the heat: Trying something new

    So like the rest of chicken keepers the battle is on to keep the chickens from enduring too much heat stress. We're in the middle of a big heat wave and I can't wait for it to end- but it's going to hang on forever. SO - Having done the normal - installed a poultry exhaust fan in the coop...
  14. Hopethehen

    Help! Hen breathing weird...

    I have four hens, two a year old, but for the other two it’s their first summer! One of them seems fine, but my other (chocolate orpington) seems to be breathing really badly!! She’s panting nonstop, and I gave her grass and she ‘ate’ it but it came back up and she started coughing... she’s...
  15. Keeperoflock

    Heat Stress or Something Else?

    It's HOT! Lower to mid 90's. Heat indices are in upper 90's. I have 2 Jersey Giants that are 3 mo. old. One of them seems to not tolerate the heat as well as the others. Beak open, panting, wings flared, etc. All the while the other 16 3 mo. old's seem to be tolerating it fine. I did a...
  16. N

    How to make chickens like mist?

    There is a heat wave coming tomorrow (108-110) and I have a mister set up yet they are avoiding it. Will they eventually figure it out? I don't want them to die of heat stroke because they didn't like the mist. The floor is getting pretty wet so I'm thinking they might just use the wet mud to...
  17. Shezadandy

    Poultry Ventilation Fans -- MADE for POULTRY DUST CONDITIONS!

    We've all been there. That horrible hot summer night that doesn't cool down- with no air moving and a bunch of chickens who refuse to spread out on the roost, though they're all panting with their wings dropped at their sides. When I was designing the coop, I didn't find anything about Poultry...
    • Shezadandy
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    • 7 min read
    • cooling off chickens dust fan hot poultry poultry dust summer ventilation
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  18. D

    Duck embryo survived 118º temps in incubator, help?

    We recently had a huge tragedy with our home made incubator, it somehow managed to reach a temp of 118º and with my 5 pekin embryos in it I was sure they were all dead. Once I saw the temp that high I instantly brought them to door and sat them outside in the cold temp (30º) for a few minutes to...
  19. Silver Sebright

    What chickens can live in a hot environment?

    Me and my Dad are looking to get new exotic types of chickens and we want to make sure that they can live in a hot environment like Florida. Do you any of you guys know some chickens that would be easy to raise in this kind of environment.
  20. Counting chickens

    Temperament vs. Heat Tolerance

    I'm in Central Texas, and despite the temps the last week (14 degrees? wth?) hot weather is our norm. Our Neighbor swears by Orpingtons for gentleness, but I understood them to not be great with the heat? Suggestions? I will have them in a tractor, and will try to free range them on pasture later...
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