yesterday was one of those 110 degree days.
the birds clustered in the shade under a large bush.
I moved a water bowl there and also a frying pan that needed cleaning.
At about 7, the coop/ garage was still broiling.
BUT if I wait too long, they go roost somewhere else - and then they are vulnerable to predators.
So I let them in the garage. It was about 100.
They were open mouth breathing very hard, Alarmingly so.
I put a sprinkler on the roof of the garage coop, but it went too far and got water on an outdoor desk that had a laptop on it, so I stopped doing that around 1 PM - right when it needed it.
I also open both garage doors in the early morning, to help it cool down.
I think one of the best things you can do is to go in the coop - at the peak of the heat. That way you know what the birds are dealing with, you can see and feel their distress.
Today I might try feeding them in the house, in the Utility Room, during the late afternoon early evening hours when we are waiting for the coop to cool off.
