Brooder to coop in the heat

[SillyKlucker]

Hi everyone!
I’m wondering if there is something extra I should do when I put my chicks in the coop because of the nashville heat this time of year (90-100 degrees). Do the same as adult chickens that are in the heat? I’ve been letting them outside during the day for a few hours at a time this week to start adjusting. They will be going into the coop in about a weekish . Depending on how much work I get done. Ha. They are almost 6 weeks old.

 

[Ryguy3684]

Nothing really different needs to be done. The warm nights can actually make the transition easier. In extreme heat, I always offer 1 container of plain water, and one with sav-a-chick electrolytes. Good luck finishing up the coop.

 

[Parront]

Two weeks ago! More need to keep cool than warm, they should be fully feathered by now. Some people put fans in the coop. In AZ, heat is what kills our birds.

 

[britinpa]

Ours are 6 weeks old too, and we're just finishing their outside run ready to put them out in the coop this week. It's 90's here and they're in the brooder in our garage - it's been 80+ degrees in there and i've been fretting about that today - I put a fan close to their brooder box, but not sure whether it's making much difference. We don't have electric to our coop, so won't be able to use a fan out there. I did read putting gallon water jugs with frozen water in the coop might cool things down, but not sure whether that is effective (or a good idea) or not

 

[Parront]

Ours are 6 weeks old too, and we're just finishing their outside run ready to put them out in the coop this week. It's 90's here and they're in the brooder in our garage - it's been 80+ degrees in there and i've been fretting about that today - I put a fan close to their brooder box, but not sure whether it's making much difference. We don't have electric to our coop, so won't be able to use a fan out there. I did read putting gallon water jugs with frozen water in the coop might cool things down, but not sure whether that is effective (or a good idea) or not

I put an old oven broiler pan in the run with a big block of ice. They stand on the ice to cool off. 95 degrees, they are 5 weeks old now and have been outside without any heat for a week. Freeze the bottle of water, take off the lid and lay it on it's side in the roasting pan, they stand in the melted cool water and drink it. The frozen container cools the metal and they get cool just perching on the side of the pan.

 

[britinpa]

I put an old oven broiler pan in the run with a big block of ice. They stand on the ice to cool off. 95 degrees, they are 5 weeks old now and have been outside without any heat for a week. Freeze the bottle of water, take off the lid and lay it on it's side in the roasting pan, they stand in the melted cool water and drink it. The frozen container cools the metal and they get cool just perching on the side of the pan.

Thanks! I shall try that once they are in their coop and run.