California - Northern

[MamaPenguin]

Oh he's adorable!

yes he is and he is a sweetie!!!

 

[nordahlbunch]

Anyone in california have scots dumpy chickens? No one seems to have them

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Anyone in california have scots dumpy chickens? No one seems to have them

I saw some hatching eggs on ebay if their not already gone..

 

[All Ball]

Good, I'll try it out then! We are in Glen Ellen - similar climate it seems. I just hope we are not going to go up into the 100s too much this summer, I find the high nineties challenging enough! I am so glad it does cool down at night, though. I was a bit worried about the huge day/night temperature fluctuations here, but then I read that the chickens actually handle the heat better when it cools down a lot at night. Not so surprising I guess, we sure do too!
Oh, I was going to ask: Love your name - is it after Coco's kitten?

Yes! Just added info about it...suddenly realized lots of folks might not know about the signing gorilla and if you don't the name might sound dirty...!!!

 

[All Ball]

Boy, if you can do it, a hardcover roof over a coop and run is a blessing! We built a patio roof over our coop and during this heatwave the hens have huddled under it's shade most of the day. Easy to hose down the slab too once a week. The wet cement slab offers them a place to sit and hang out while this blasted heatwave is going on! The outside faucet is located by the coop and I leave it on a very slow drip to keep a cool wet spot for them. By 7:00 a.m. it's too hot to even go out to water our garden!

Sylvester017, thanks for mentioning this! I have a slab by the roo coop and wasn't sure how I could make it chicken-useful...now I'll wet it on hot days! Great idea!!

 

[Stephine]

Yes! Just added info about it...suddenly realized lots of folks might not know about the signing gorilla and if you don't the name might sound dirty...!!!

Ha! I didn't even think about that!

I thought it was either the kitten or you're a coach...

 

[All Ball]

Ha! I didn't even think about that!

I thought it was either the kitten or you're a coach...

 

[curious chickee]

Just got my turkey eggs

Any advice on shipped eggs. Sitting on counter now. Most have lose air sacs. I will not be turning for first 5 days then rechecking air sacs. Last time I had some saddle air sacs and forgot to hatch upright. Will be keeping a close eye on this batch.

 

[Sylvester017]

Sylvester017, thanks for mentioning this! I have a slab by the roo coop and wasn't sure how I could make it chicken-useful...now I'll wet it on hot days! Great idea!!

The slab will need a slow steady drip/flow of faucet water on the slab if there is no shade over the cement - otherwise the hot sun will make the water boiling hot on the cement - it will need a steady flow of cool water over the slab. Before we built a patio roof over the slab we temporarily used a pop-up canopy to keep the slab shady and to keep the water from becoming boiling hot on the cement.

 

[caychris]

Just got my turkey eggs

Any advice on shipped eggs. Sitting on counter now. Most have lose air sacs. I will not be turning for first 5 days then rechecking air sacs. Last time I had some saddle air sacs and forgot to hatch upright. Will be keeping a close eye on this batch.

Thanks for reminding me of this.( Not turning the eggs immediately) I will have to try that with my next batch of shipped eggs.