Extreme heat issues

[Themellowyellows]

Texas here- freeze big bottles, bundt cake pans, etc and put those where your chickens lay & hang out. Also a shallow pan of water for them to cool their feet. That has definitely helped here in 110+ degrees. If they are panting put their feet in cool water and try to get their combs wet. I almost lost a hen but pulled her out of impending heat stroke but doing that. Good luck up north it is predicted to be unbearable hot.

Yes it was super hot! Thankfully all my girls were okay, now its at 65°F. Thanks for the tips! I already dunk then up to there necks.

 

[Themellowyellows]

I live in northern California where we have many days of 100 degree weather in the summer months. We have had backyard chickens for over 10 years and learned a lot the first couple of years after losing a few of our girls from the heat. Fortunately there is a small window in their coop and we put a small window air conditioner which was a little over $200 dollars to leave on in the hot evenings when the girls are panting from the heat. We also have a couple of misters set up in the yard when they can freely wander through the mist during the daytime. We haven't lost a hen from the heat since.

Im so sorry you lost hens in the past due to heat.
Im thinking about installing misters do you have a trusty brand?

 

[Themellowyellows]

We put a fan in their coop and another in their run. I also chopped up some fruit and put it in a plastic bowl with water and the froze it. It gave them a nice cool treat.

Thanks for the tip! I have a fan in mine as well but sometimes they nock it down.