108 Degree Heat...My First Chicken Loss :(

[lewisfarmgurl]

So sorry to hear about your loss.

I wish they made misting systems for chicken coups that we all could afford. Maybe someone on here will figure out a way to make a do-it-yourself misting system , I'd love one for the family as well as the animals.

I have been making the gallon jug ice blocks for all the animals around here, and so far so good.

 

[Scrambled Egg]

Thank ya'll for the well wishes..my outside dog DUG UP my buried chicken yesterday and chewed on her, feathers all over the yard...talk about distressing...geez...I didn't want to throw her our like trash so I reburied her and put heavy pots over the place and poured som lawn mower gasoline over the dirt so hopefully the dog won't be interested...it really, really worries me though that she might now really like anything that tastes like chicken..like my live ones. I will not let them out a second now without watching them while she is out there. Should be high 90's today..but then they haven't predicted the actual highs yet!

I know yesterday I only collected 2 eggs from 11 chickens...that's how hot it's been..and our power was out this morning for 3 hours!!!! Glad I am off work today.

 

[spook]

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My mom claims that I treat my chickens better then most parents treat their children...well, they are my babies, and in this heat, there isn't much you can do. Hang in there and know you are in my prayers. Take care of yourself too in this heat.

 

[jjthink]

Darlene - So sorry about what the pooch did - it had to be hard to deal with and to have to bury her all over again

I hope he hasn't developed a taste for chicken, as you fear, tho you're very wise to be concerned that he might.
Wanted to let you and other folks know something the news doesn't often relay and that is to be careful about putting fuel anywhere where it can sink into soil. It takes only a few drops hitting water supply underground to contaminate it to hazardous waste site levels. When visiting Kentucky I used to be astonished that the news would recommend pouring gasoline on lawns to kill insects - mght have killed the insects but also created a multimillion dollar cleanup cost if it found its way underground to any water supply (and even if it didn't, the person's property essentially becomes a hazardous waste site). Shame on the news for misleading people like that - no wonder folks do it - they're not informed about the consequences so naturally assume it's okay.......
Anyway, I'm also sorry you had a power outage in the insane heat - glad it's restored now. The heat wave finally broke here in NJ. The 4 straight days of 100+ with dew points through the stratosphere felt like 40 days and 40 nights. To see the feathered ones looking stress free this morning is such a joy. Hope you have relief soon.
JJ

 

[seminolewind]

I'm sure Darlene is enviromentally conciencious, and only tried to scent the ground, and in her distressed state has mis-stated the description of the amount of gas. I know when I'm distressed, I can never find the right words to say something.
BTW, I can't believe people would use gas for insect killing. What idiots, thanks for sharing that part.

 

[jjthink]

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The most amazing part being that the news was telling people to do it, so a lot of folks innocently think it's okay and then succeed in seriously contaminating their own land. I've seen properties go from valuable to worth less than zero (some buyers do soil testing) and it's sad........would like to spare good people that outcome.. A long time ago during a short period between 2 jobs in my field I ran a gas station/variety store and a guy let the pump over run and some (not much) gas spilled on the ground. Became a major haz-mat incident wth all kinds of emergency vehicles and environmental investigation - never forgot it!
In my neck of the woods, people for a long time were putting all manner of chemicals (including gas) on their lawns to try to kill "gnats" (they were actually teeny black flies). The bugs lived on because they didn't originate from the lawn in the first place but now the people have contaminated wells. Turns out the bugs could be controlled via a nontoxic substance placed in streams to get them at the larval stage, a project I worked on for one of my jobs.
JJ

 

[eastTNchick]

I'm so sorry.


Everyone, don't forget to also add Electrolytes to their water. It will help them keep from losing too much fluid and replenish anything other vital vitamins and minerals that they might lose due to the heat.

 

[chickens4jojo]

Oh dear....I am sorry for the loss of your little one. I also lost one of my BO chicks this morning. The heat is about the same here in SC. It is so sad to see. I have a fan for them & change out their water many times a day so it stays cool...but I think I will try some frozen treats as you all have for my other ones. I even tried Pedialyte to help it live!

 

[wilds of pa]

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What happens also is your chickens will stop eating and egg production will also decrease with the high heat....when you add the durvet to the water its also helps keep the vitimins in there bodys..It really works..been using this for over 7 years with chickens in hot weather and it really helps 101%.. its also helps when they are under other stresses besides heat...most any feed or supply store should have this available..

http://www.durvet.com/DS/250_DS.pdf


Charlie

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

I'm sorry that happened to you Scrambled Egg.