Nothing about the Cluckle Hut is square hence the need for a seal. The birch tree has bowed in the top of the run. It was a nightmare building that coop.This looks great!@BY Bob and @Kris5902 , both of you are so creative with solving building issues! I do wish I was as talented in the actual building part! While my structures are very stable, I'll be darned if I can make things meet up perfectly square despite my best efforts.
I'm a bit jealous of your abilities
Gucci sleeps like that all the time. It has scared me several times.She still has her eyes open and is moving her head around in the video. I *suspect* part of it is trying to 'look around' Lady Featherington's ample feathery bottom. I agree with @Ponypoor that she will probably tuck it under a wing...especially if it IS uncomfortable for her hanging like that.
Also, look at poor Gucci...nose-dive into the bedding. I think that the youngsters can somewhat 'collapse' where they are and be 'comfortable. When I was younger (kid through early 20s - before car accident injuries) I would go tent camping and could sleep just about anywhere with just my sleeping bag & be fine. Now, can barely even get down/back up from the ground, never mind sleep there! They will figure it out!
No seriously. I can see they are different. Which is which?Which is which?
Which one looks to have a slightly larger frame, fluffier feathers, and more uniformed barring? (I do realize the angle isn't the best for comparing)Which is which?
I think that is one of the things I read.
So the larger one on the right is the production one?
Hi pretty Chaco
Oh that can't be a good night's sleep
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All good points and now I plan on adding shade cloth. Her coop is under a oak tree and has shade most of the day. It is humid here and the heat index is near 110 on a daily basis. I try to check on them often but working on a new coop yesterday I forgot to check on her.So, working in HVAC, you probably know all or most of these tricks, but I'll share just in case, (note, I don't know how humid it is where you are - some don't work as well with high humidity)
A) Spray roof of coop (or roof of run, if you have a solid roof) with water from hose.
B) Hang shade cloth over area near coop to help lower temps under cloth and around coop in general.
C) Dampen ground in a shady area for them to dust bath in cooler, moist soil.
D) put ice in their water...and have a shallow dish they can 'wade in' to cool their feet.
E) Give them a block of ice in a quiet shady area they can lay near to cool off. I freeze gallon jugs of water just for this purpose in the summer. ( Note, on really miserable days, I 'bury' a 20 oz. soda bottle, with frozen h2o in it, in their favorite nesting boxes. I slide it into an old sock to slow melting and to soak up condensation)
F) and, of course, frozen treats and/or chunks of ice with treats frozen in them.
G) (only if dry where you are) Mister high up to help cool area.
I didn't mention fan since you stated you are already deploying that. I will say that I started using shade cloths 2 years ago and they make much more of a difference than I expected.
Also, a longer term solution would be to plant a bush/tree/climbing vine in strategic location near coop.
Again, you probably know all or most of these strategies...but thought I'd mention them just in case.
I'm sooooo glad you found her in time!That would have been a horrible loss..the poor girl!
I don’t know how any of you cope with those temperatures. Our heat index with humidity was only about 92 here but I still could only do one little thing and then needed a break.All good points and now I plan on adding shade cloth. Her coop is under a oak tree and has shade most of the day. It is humid here and the heat index is near 110 on a daily basis. I try to check on them often but working on a new coop yesterday I forgot to check on her.
