Hot outside, panting chickens/ anything I can do?

[Shrader]

It's been really hot here in CA.
The chicks have good shade to sit in,
and their coop is pretty cool inside,
but they still sit around panting
and I feel really bad.
Is there anything I can do to cool them off?

 

[Poison Ivy]

I let the garden hose run in the corner of my run sometimes. Plus I took my horse's black rubber feed bowls and put them in the run and fill them with water too.

 

[chickflick]

I like to give my chicks watermelon on hot days....nice and cold and they love it! Provide lots of cold water.

 

[thechickenfarmer]

Any kind of melon is great to keep them hydrated. Hosing down the run or putting a sprinkler on will keep the temp. down for a while and will really help during the afternoons. We had a very hot summer last year and these things worked for me.

 

[Southern28Chick]

I spray mine with the hose. They didn't like it when I first did it but they seem to like it now. Also try to keep their water cold. They don't like hot water. I have a large shallow pan out in the chicken yard and when they get hot they stand in it to cool their feet.

 

[Judymae]

I give mine frozen grapes. They love it. So do the ducks!