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Sorry to hear about your hen
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My cuckoo marans is having the hardest time with the heat. She pants until way after dark. Poor girl. I have been spraying her down every hour in the afternoon and evening. It at least keeps her comfy until she dries and the ground dries. Hope I don't lose her.
My Black Copper Marans is having the hardest time of all the hens here - she pants constantly. I wonder if the Marans are just not as heat tolerant.
I have not lost any hens yet this yea, but my coop and run are all in the shade and I have an open coop, so all the nestboxes are well ventilated. I do not use misters, but completely wet an area down each morning under the pine trees and the hens all lay down there in the middle of the day, cooling their tummies. So far, so good, but they certainly are hot.
Sorry to hear about your hen
My cuckoo marans is having the hardest time with the heat. She pants until way after dark. Poor girl. I have been spraying her down every hour in the afternoon and evening. It at least keeps her comfy until she dries and the ground dries. Hope I don't lose her.
My Black Copper Marans is having the hardest time of all the hens here - she pants constantly. I wonder if the Marans are just not as heat tolerant.
I have not lost any hens yet this yea, but my coop and run are all in the shade and I have an open coop, so all the nestboxes are well ventilated. I do not use misters, but completely wet an area down each morning under the pine trees and the hens all lay down there in the middle of the day, cooling their tummies. So far, so good, but they certainly are hot.
