Good tips that you use to keep chickens cool in the summer when it is 100°

[sdm111]

 

[Lilly16]

We have a misting stick that we set up when the hens are out of the coop and the temps are very high. When the hens are free ranging, we open both doors of the roosting area so it is getting a breeze, and don't close it until the sun goes down.

 

[kerbotx]

I also plan to purchase a kiddie pool sometime this week and see if they are willing to dip their feet, probably not but worth a shot.

My birds will only get in the pool if I give them bricks to stand on - since it's in the shade, i guess the cool water makes for cool bricks, so it kinda works!

 

[aart]

Deep all day shade is the best place.
Don't have that here.....so:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-extreme-weather-spiel.75893/
Yeah, I'm not in one of the 'hot' states,
but temps in the 90's with high humidity can be brutal.
I truly wish I could use a mister here, but that won't work.

 

[Jaime918]

My birds will only get in the pool if I give them bricks to stand on - since it's in the shade, i guess the cool water makes for cool bricks, so it kinda works!

That's cute. Such particular little creatures.

 

[3KillerBs]

My article: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hot-climate-chicken-housing-and-care.77263/

VENTILATION!

And shade.

And hydration.

I give electrolytes once a week -- in a separate waterer -- when it's over 90F.

I also keep breeds suited to my climate and trust them to acclimate. I prefer to buy from Ideal since they're in Texas and thus their breeder flocks are automatically selected for heat tolerance.

 

[DatCampG]

feed watermelon
apples without core
cucumber
put ice in there water make sure they have shade

Thank you.
I have all the above already frozen even strawberries.

 

[texsuze]

Another BYC'er in the Lone Star State. I have a broody hen now, in the barn coop. One day everyone will be in the cooler, outside coop. Fan on broody, synthetic ice packs (tucked inside little pockets that I made from t-shirt material) placed next to her, wet hand towels placed on the roost she's laying against. AM/PM "assisted excursions" to the shade and watered-down dirt, and to eat/drink.

My 8 y.o. Dominique hen stays in the shady sand underneath the outside coop, resting. I make sure she has moist sand. A shady hedge and complete barn access helps but it was 81F in the barn at 8:30 am today.

Deep shade and moist dirt are the lifesavers for my girls so far. Also, unless essential, I don't bother them during the day--the less intervention and 'fussing', the better.

 

[3KillerBs]

Deep shade and moist dirt are the lifesavers for my girls so far. Also, unless essential, I don't bother them during the day--the less intervention and 'fussing', the better.

Yes. I also refrain from disturbing them during the hottest part of the day -- even for treats. I want them resting in their cool "foxholes" that they've dug into the shady dirt instead of running around in the sun.

 

[townchicks]

More shade! Remember that the shade shifts with the sun, maybe put something on the west side of the run so it's shaded in the hottest part of the day. If it's not humid, misters or hose down the run to dampen the earth. Pools are great if your hens use it, mine won't. Fans can be useful if you can run a cord out there. Good luck, we are getting some very hot days here too.