For People In The North East......* Heat Wave* & *Bad Storms*

[Cheekon]

It's 95 in NY and I'm loveing it!

I could get used to this weather. Sure beats -30 winters

 

[BirdBoy88]

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Ugh! you need to move to florida then

Rhett&SarahsMom : your lights go out cuz of the heat? ugh i would hate that so much i'm glade ours doesn't do that.. ours only go out or jump on an off when it storms


ginbart : you don't have to get your house to cold.. as long as the temp inside is in the 70s your A Ok

and yes never wet baby chicks but since there 11 weeks old you can mist them i have chicks that are 8 weeks old and there in the barn with the rest of the chickens getting misted every 30 mins by the fans

it's going to cool down here starting wednesday i can't wait!

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

It got up to 101* in the Poconos when I was up there camping

. When I came back from WalMart today (

) my brahma roo was in the shade under a tree dustbathing. Normally I chase the chickens back in when they are out of their yard but it was so hot I wanted him to be cool

. It got so hot that I had to turn the chicks brooder lamp off for fear we'd have roasted chicken for dinner.

 

[BirdBoy88]

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i was gonna go camping there this summer! i had everything set for me to go but i had to cancel at the last min cuz my brother is getting married next month..lol

yea i cut all my brooder lamps off when it's hot and if it's very humid at night i switch lights to one thats not as warm

 

[s6bee]

I eventually get used to the high heat. It's the humidity that kills me. It just get's hard to go out and do the yard work and such. We've had such high temps. and yesterday we had my son's HS graduation. I was sweating like a pig and the boys are required to wear a tuxedo vs. a cap and gown, I felt so bad for them.

As for the chickens the freak out when I spray or even mist them. So I just soak up the run and make mud, they love the mud

 

[Rhett&SarahsMom]

BirdBoy88- this is the first time(heat wise) that it has happened in the 7 years we have been in the house. I am hoping and praying that it is just the electric company working out some "kinks" and that it doesnt happen tomorrow since it is supposed to reach 100.

I lived in NC for 3 years. when I moved home the heat/humidity here was nothing. I have been home in NE for 14 years now and die when it gets like this. My poor horse was dripping sweat this afternoon. Plenty of water though and he does have shade. So hopefully he will be ok. Dog and cats havent moved much today. Neither have the rabbits

 

[gypsygirl1421]

Yeah, so it 90 outside in NY this weekdend, my 3 week olds are on the front porch and its like a 100, even with the 3 fans on them. The turkeys I just let have the run of the porch they were so hot, the just sat in front of the fan. And people keep trying to tell me they are stupid, Not MY Turkeys! anyhow, baby shower yesterday I felt bad and fenced in a 10 by 5 sections, threw a 5 foot wide piece of tin over it and their dog crate. All of a sudden, in the middle of the presents, severe thunderstorms! I am panicking, call my husband, he goes home to find 20 drenched, soaking wet babies who didn't go in the crate or under the tin. Ok, so maybe not so smart

He tells me he thinks I am going to lose 2 because they are shivering so hard. Heck with baby shower, chickies much more important, so I leave and blow dry each one and put like 5 inches of fresh shavings and lots of treats. Luckily they all made it although very tired from there ordeal. So maybe I b**tched a little about how I needed a new coop. Or a lot. Either way, got home from work today and there is a new coop in my yard! Yeah for DH!

 

[BirdBoy88]

Rhett&SarahsMom :

BirdBoy88- this is the first time(heat wise) that it has happened in the 7 years we have been in the house. I am hoping and praying that it is just the electric company working out some "kinks" and that it doesnt happen tomorrow since it is supposed to reach 100.

I lived in NC for 3 years. when I moved home the heat/humidity here was nothing. I have been home in NE for 14 years now and die when it gets like this. My poor horse was dripping sweat this afternoon. Plenty of water though and he does have shade. So hopefully he will be ok. Dog and cats havent moved much today. Neither have the rabbits

i hope everything will be ok for you your family and your pets! sending good vibes your way

i hated when it's humid at night like now.. it's 10pm and i'm getting ready for bed for work in the morning and i already feel hot an sticky i know i'm in for a looooong night

Night everyone​

 

[ginbart]

Isn't it funny, in the winter I get cold and turn the heat up sometimes to 75 or 80 to get warm and in the summer I want the A/C on and 60. I just can't win.

Right now I'd like to be in a freezer.

 

[BirdBoy88]

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i have my window open sometimes during the winter i am a cold lover to the fullest