Henfla
Songster
So, I live in the arctic and we are not used to high temperatures (I think the highest we had was 77 degrees a few weeks ago, and my chickens did fine). I am leaving in just a few hours actually and will be away for 8 days. I worry about many things about how they will manage without me, but what I worry about the most is that the forcast says it will be 82 degrees for three days (but maximum 68 at night). I have opened one of the windows in the top of the coop so that it will be more ventilation, and also their automatic door doesn't shut until 12 am. I also bought a fan so that the air will circulate and my family will turn that on the days it will be warm so I think that they will be fine during the night. I worry about how they will manage during the day if the temperature goes over 80 degrees. My family and friends will change their water daily and the run is in the shade until 4 pm, and I have made alot of shade for them in the run. They have a kiddy pool filled with sand/dirt and sawdust, and also they dust bathe straight on the ground. I also have cut some watermelon and put it in the freezer so that my family can give it to them every day. I have a camera so that I can watch them several times during the day and call my family if they seem too hot, so that they can drive the 15 minutes drive from their house to ours if needed and help them.
So I am wondering how much I need to worry about 82 degrees fahrenheit and if the measures I have done is enough.
So I am wondering how much I need to worry about 82 degrees fahrenheit and if the measures I have done is enough.