Helping Beat The Summer Heat

[real_redhead]

http://www.tractorsupply.com/misty-...zle-professional-grade-misting-system-1015186

Here is the link to one of the misting systems at TSC, pretty neat idea!

 

[wcarlock]

That's it! you can buy more than one and they hook together. my chicken lot is 20x20 so this one fits good. I let them out of the lot about 8am so the can free range but up in the day I turn on the mist,it uses very little water.

 

[srd5757]

Frozen juice bottles. I have a freezer full in the garage. I put a few out and they sometimes lay near them.
I put one in their water bucket, lasts alot longer than ice to keep water cold.
I put a wading pan out today too, only one got the idea and was actually standing in it (might put a frozen water bottle in there to keep that cool too.
Good luck!

 

[marlo1968]

Great ideas everyone....I started a mister today, had a hen die yesterday not realizing that the heat will kill them sometimes....Tomorrow will be adding frozen jugs (in the freezer tonight) I like the wading pan too, think I'll try that also. My problem is I have two broody hens, who of course won't leave the nest. I have a small container of water that I will refill throughout the day in each of their nests, hope this will work. Should I also get a vitamin mix or something to put in their water? Is there something that I can add that will help these two broody's make it through this heat? Or is the water enough?

 

[wcarlock]

How about one of those small personal fan? You could clamp it to something inside the coop to blow on them from a distance. The fans can be found at TSC

 

[brahmabreeder]

My chickens love having their fans. The only problem with mine is it is small and the rooster gets a bit excited and then steps on it. I guess I could zip tie it on the wire.

 

[7L Farm]

Plain old mud hole works. I just turn on a faucet for awhile & the chickens love standing in a mud hole. I also have bowls under my A/C drain & my ice maker drain the waters cool & they have extra water stations while they range.

 

[HouseCat]

My chickens love their wading pools. For one I just cut the bottom off of a 55 gallon plastic barrel. The other is just a spot in the yard where the lawn makes a shallow dip that I let the hose run and fill up. It's right infront of the coop door so they all walk through it as they come in and out.

 

[Jersey Jon]

I rigged up a few coke bottles (4) with push in style nipples. I throw them in the freezer overnight and hang one in the coop in the morning and afternoon. So far it seems to be working well.

I am also thinking of ordering this fan http://www.petedge.com/product/ProSelect-Deluxe-Thermostatic-Crate-Fans/45023.uts

It has a thermometer on it so I can set it to go on and off at certain temps.

 

[Aschenfire]

My birds love their misting system! Took them a couple days to get used to it/figure it out that under it was the place to be, but this morning they all ran to the misted side of the runs like crazy, as soon as I turned it on.