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[N F C]

Hi everyone. Sad day, I found 2 girls dead in the coop this morning. Our temperatures have been really hot and it's staying near 100* for overnight lows; I'm pretty sure it was the heat that got to them. Angus has bumblefoot so the rest can't wade in their pools because he'll go in too. I got the mister running though and they are all in the coop enjoying a bit of cooler air. It's about 10* cooler at roost height and below than it is outside so hopefully that'll help.
@penny1960 I wish we had fall here right now!

Oh IM, so sorry to hear that

 

[igorsMistress]

I've had to acclimate to various temps with the moving around I've done, but I'm pretty sure southern AZ is beyond my tolerance level.

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I know you put ice in your flock's wading pools...do the people pools get chunks of ice in them too?

You know, we had one of those blow up pools for a few years. My son used to stop at the ice station down the road for blocks of ice and put them in there

 

[igorsMistress]

Oh IM, so sorry to hear that

Thanks Debby I swore I wouldn't cry over chickens but I did. The mister seems to be what's working though so hopefully the rest will be ok.

 

[N F C]

Thanks Debby I swore I wouldn't cry over chickens but I did. The mister seems to be what's working though so hopefully the rest will be ok.

I think it's very understandable to cry over any animal we care for and care about

 

[pennyJo1960]

Been out most the day so have to ask not the peeps that died then huh IM

 

[ValerieJ]

Morning how you feeling Val .. We are pretty good although a bit bummed fall is here

I'm doing great. Got an iron infusion today. Should be feeling even better in a few days. It does feel a bit like fall, but where was summer? Was that it the week before last?

I don't know about that... @igorsMistress makes a pretty mean cup of that Arizona coffee. I think it's because her coffee water comes out of the tap boiling from their heat.

You have a point there.

Hi everyone. Sad day, I found 2 girls dead in the coop this morning. Our temperatures have been really hot and it's staying near 100* for overnight lows; I'm pretty sure it was the heat that got to them. Angus has bumblefoot so the rest can't wade in their pools because he'll go in too. I got the mister running though and they are all in the coop enjoying a bit of cooler air. It's about 10* cooler at roost height and below than it is outside so hopefully that'll help.
@penny1960 I wish we had fall here right now!

I am so sorry to hear about your girls, IM. I would have cried too.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good morning everyone! thanks for the coffee!

Sure hope you find your wandering goat, Cap.

The neighbors did!

 

[ValerieJ]

The neighbors did!

I'm happy to hear it!!!

 

[CapricornFarm]

You're already having fall Penny? We're still in summer-mode here.

The leaves are falling out of the trees here, because of this drought.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Hi everyone. Sad day, I found 2 girls dead in the coop this morning. Our temperatures have been really hot and it's staying near 100* for overnight lows; I'm pretty sure it was the heat that got to them. Angus has bumblefoot so the rest can't wade in their pools because he'll go in too. I got the mister running though and they are all in the coop enjoying a bit of cooler air. It's about 10* cooler at roost height and below than it is outside so hopefully that'll help.
@penny1960 I wish we had fall here right now!

I lost a rabbit recently due to the heat, a young male that recently sired his first litter. It's just too hot every single day!