Do you help your birds keep cool?

[Ra_]

My bigger birds learned about the delights of wading in water to cool off but my younger birds are staying under the low, bushy palms when temps hit 95 degrees.

I just ordered this mister and I'm going to set it up over that palm.
Have you tried a mister or do you have any other techniques for keeping your birds cool?

 

[Roo5]

Just provide shade and cool water,not much is needed,I’ve never had birds die in the middle of the heat,ever.Only a few in the coop and I think that was from us not having a fan at that time, and that was at the beginning of our chicken adventure.

 

[Lady Who]

I just have a outdoor fan(not a big one) I point it at where they sit most. If it over a a set degree then I will get a frozen water bottle and put it in front of the fan to make it cooler.

If you have a large run or a grass run then you can spray the grass/dirt with water. I normally throw a treat after to make them walk in it.

Lots of water, I have 2 dishes of water in different places so they can drink, also my hens love to put her foot in it if it’s hot. sometimes I put cut up mint or thyme in one (it does really cool them but they love the flavor and to peck at them)

Edit: my chickens didn’t care for the mister they would move away from it and my wind here must be stronger because the mist just flew off

 

[chickens really]

Here in Alberta we never get too hot but when we do I hose down under the lilac bush and the park bench too. I will give them frozen watermelon in a frozen margarine container for their picking delight. I have lots of shaded areas for them too.

 

[AltonaAcres]

Have lots of watering stations around your chicken yard, adequate shade, and you should be fine. My birds never seem to mind the heat!

 

[aart]

I just ordered this mister and I'm going to set it up over that palm.
Have you tried a mister or do you have any other techniques for keeping your birds cool?

Not sure a mister will help in steamy FL.

Deep all day shade is best, I do't have that, but...
I give a dose of Sav-a-Chick electrolytes/vitamins about once a week during heat waves.
it really seems to help....started this after they saved a heat stroked hen once.
BIG(9x14x2") chunks of ice last all day for wading, sitting, and sipping.

Make room in your freezer!

 

[Ra_]

They say that misters can drop temps as much as 30 degrees in ideal conditions.
Hopefully the humidity here won't totally negate the effect.
A lot of my birds already lounge under this palm/bush.
If I can drop the temp from 95 to 85, we'll be happy.
I will install the mister as soon as it arrives and see if it helps.

The birds free-range and have lots of shade to choose from.
I'm now nurturing a group of Cherry Laurel trees that popped up two years ago.
They're now 6'-8' tall and bushy. They are overlapping each other and providing great protection from both sun and hawks.
They are one of the rare plants that flourish in this freaky soil.

 

[Lady Who]

I think @aart idea would work too with the ice block, I know some people use cinderblock slaps. I never tried it

 

[getaclue]

I have fans in my coops, and the temps are not too bad most of the time. On those days that it's plain out excruciatingly hot, I put ice cubes in the water buckets. I also freeze water in gallon jugs then punch holes on one side, make a wet spot in most shaded part of the run, then the jugs down on the ground with the holes down. As the ice melts, it makes a nice cold wet spot for them. It takes awhile for the ice to melt that way too, so it lasts quite awhile. I also mist the chickens down with the hose. They don't like being sprayed, but they like being misted.

 

[SW31]

I let them out when I’m there and they always congregate under our table that’s on a shaded terrace. The floor tiles never get hot so it cools them down.
We’ve now installed a second hose just to clear up all their mess on our terrace!