Hot days!!..

[eddieminguajr]

Would clipping a hens wings help keep her a little cooler??

 

[Pork Pie]

I would suggest considering more conventional options, such as those in this link

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/788391/keeping-chickens-cool-in-summer-heat

 

[hayley3]

I need ideas for something they will wade in...maybe a sheet pan...gonna give that a try lol

 

[aart]

Would clipping a hens wings help keep her a little cooler??

No.

 

[cmom]

I also have used pans with water and the birds will wade in them to cool off. Now I have sprinklers in some of the pens but they do cover all of the pens. It wets the ground to make it cooler.

 

[hayley3]

I bought 2 Lasko Wind tunnels and found out you can move them around by hanging screws in different locations around the barn. So they now have a fan blowing on their roost, which makes me feel it's helping.

 

[hayley3]

I also have used pans with water and the birds will wade in them to cool off. Now I have sprinklers in some of the pens but they do cover all of the pens. It wets the ground to make it cooler.
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I gave mine the sheet pan (filled with water) with the fan blowing right at it but they preferred standing in the wet dirt, so I did what you did and wet the ground some more.

 

[aart]

I also have used pans with water and the birds will wade in them to cool off. Now I have sprinklers in some of the pens but they do cover all of the pens. It wets the ground to make it cooler.
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I would think a metal pan of water in the sun in FL would get to warm to cool with wading in it?

 

[cmom]

I have a pet bird Gladys. Most evenings my husband and I sit in the garage at the work bench and chat. We have fans and Gladys likes to come in and stand in front of the fans.

 

[cmom]

I would think a metal pan of water in the sun in FL would get to warm to cool with wading in it?

I don't use the pans anymore, instead I put the sprinklers on to wet the ground/sand in their pens. That picture was taken a long time ago. I did change the water frequently in the pans.