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Thanks for the welcome! I've been reading a lot here already, even before I joined. I've learned a lot from others' problems though I'm sure to make mistakes of my own I hope they are fewer for being here.

It's REALLY hot here (last week was up you 106) which hasn't been such a huge deal with the chicks because they need it to be warm (I ice their water, do electrolytes for about 6 hours during the hottest part of the day, have a fan for them to hang out under and a frozen bottle with a washcloth over it they like to hang out by sometimes and there is a thermometer on their cage which is outside but completely out of the sun all day.) but it's my biggest concern for them when they're out of the "brooder" and in their permanent area because it's still going to be hot.
 
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Not the best photo perhaps but they are completely in the shade all day. I've been out at all times of the day to make sure it was never in the sun. The fan blows on the top shelf and I didn't have the frozen bottle in there yet. I give them a bit of frozen peas and and corn around 3 when it's the hottest.

My husband and I move the whole thing into our garage for the night (it is a ferret nation cage from long ago when we had ferrets and has since housed a rabbit and been thoroughly cleaned) where it doesn't get below 80 but when they are fully feathered I hope to be able to leave them out.
 
I check on them every few hours to make sure their water is still cool and they aren't panting. I don't think there's enough room for a dish of water for feet but I'm planning on opening up the lower level for them very soon and I will have a dish of cool water down there as well.
 

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