HEAT, How do you save your chickens?

[dlfridie]

Walmart sells a mister fan for $70.00

 

[gbharden]

I read somewhere that some one used to top of an underbed plastic storage box......filled the top with water and let the chickens walk in cold water. (Use the top rather than the storage box itself, so they won't drown!)

 

[maf2008]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=207530Look at my waterer... its $10 in 10 minutes and it is the best idea yet for keeping the chickens cool and fresh water every day. I do put the hose in the shade to keep the water from getting too hot.



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[NJbirdlover]

I am with 4kidz in asking..

"what temp is too hot"? When should I start to worry? It was 84-85 here yesterday and I came home to a dead BA-someone on the emergency thread said maybe "heat"??

 

[MIKE555444]

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I can't imagine any bird dying from those temps UNLESS it was much hotter in there coop?

 

[BushHog936]

We live in East Texas and have had atleast 10 days of 100+ degree temps, and no rain. Not to mention a month of 95+ temps. The chickens pant, but are relatively fine, and still laying only slightly under average. As long as they are not crowded, have sufficient ventilation, and have shade, even if its just a makeshift roof, they'll be fine. Just not metal of translucent plastic, as these are very hot.

 

[crait]

Where I live, it's been in the triple digits for a week and half. (Or maybe longer?)
I just make sure I set out a lot of water and juicy treats.
I live in Texas too and we finally got rain yesterday.

 

[Whispering Winds]

I didn't see that one idea I saw on here, must have been another thread, but one lady took a square trash can, put frozen bags of water (gallon milk jugs, soda bottles, etc would work great too!) inside of it, and the chickens would lay around it or get inside of it for a little while. I thought this was a great idea, and you could use anything that would set still or be able to be "blocked" so it couldn't move around . . .she even had pics.