HOT in Central Florida

[TheSpiceGirls]

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X2 - Georgous run

 

[Capvin]

I guess I am fairly sure they will survive the long, hot summer here in Central Florida. The real problem is that it is our first time with chicks and we are not sure we will survive with all the worrying we do. First its pasty butt, then making sure they are warm enough, putting them in the coop and run for the first time, trying to get them to put themselves to bed on their own, worrying about predators keeps us up at night. Heat is just another thing for us to worry about and I hope they survive and fare well through it all. We may not.

 

[florida lee]

I am also in Central Florida and worried about the heat. My chicks are about 21 days old and I'm still keeping them in the shed in a cardboard box, but temp in there is over 90 degrees. Can't leave the shed door open because I have 4 dogs and not sure how they would be with access to the chicks. I have an outside brooder for them but worried about the night time temp,getting down to 62 at night. Not sure if they are ready for the night temp. I figure in about 2 weeks I'll move them outside. But may have to rig up some kind of fan during the day. Then in a few more weeks move them into the tractor.

 

[GiddyMoon]

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I wouldn't worry too much..you built them a perfect coop for that climate..

 

[welasharon]

I wet an area in the sand in mine in the morning before I leave and they like to lay in it. I also put up a screen to block the late afternoon sun coming in. It was really roasting the sand.
sharon

 

[kimntep]

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Where are u in Florida? I'm in Ocala and we sure are roasting, too!

 

[Capvin]

To Kimntep: Hi, we are in Lake Placid and it just seems that it is still a bit early to have temps in the 90's. Even though you are a bit North of us I can see that you get weather that is as hot as us. Do you do anything in particular to try and keep the chicks comfortable during the summer? I have been doing just about everything suggested and the chicks seem fine but I am sweating and panting all day just from running back and forth to their coop to see how they are.

Don

 

[kimntep]

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Don, we are so new to this..the big girls' run is partially covered, so they have some shade and the babies' are covered on top and 2 sides, so they are almost always shady. The littles spend a lot of time under their hutch which is in the coolest corner of their yard. We let them free range for the first time yesterday and they had a ball scratching around in the shade of the apple and peach trees. I check their water twice a day and they don't seem overly bothered by the heat, but I can't imagine what we are going to do in a couple more months! High of 93 in my corner of SE Ocala today with a heat index of 450!