Heat wave

[my5hens]

It going to be over 100 for a few days in our area, this is a jump up from 70 - 80 degrees last week. I dont want my hens to become overheated so I am trying to think of ways to keep them as cool as possible.....I have moved their run into the shade, I might get a big cube of ice and put it in their run for them to peck? Maybe even add some smaller ice cubes into their water?

 

[amenfarm]

there are lots of threads with good info. I have their coop shaded, a fan running, ice in their water is good, frozen food scrapes, or freeze scrapes in a block of ice for them to peck, frozen bottles of water for them to lie next to, a wet sheet or fabric just in front of the fan helps. a sprinkler over the roof will help--if it's not too high of humidity a mister running--watch where the run off goes to no sense in starting mold in the coop/run. a shallow pan of water they can wade through, mine did not do this one. possible electrolytes in their water?