I despies these hot summer days.

[bucky52]

they have fans,shade and water in four locations and I still fret and worry about them.my friends and customers rag on me all the time because I am so focus on their care.to me they are no different than a house dog or cat.And no they don't live in the house with me.And if I could they would have a air condition coop.but than if the power would go out than they would be in big trouble.How do you manage these hot summer months?

 

[pawtraitart]

they have fans,shade and water in four locations and I still fret and worry about them.my friends and customers rag on me all the time because I am so focus on their care.to me they are no different than a house dog or cat.And no they don't live in the house with me.And if I could they would have a air condition coop.but than if the power would go out than they would be in big trouble.How do you manage these hot summer months?

Mine enjoy a damp sand box. I water it down and the sand is nice and cool in the shade. They love it.

 

[ChaoSS]

Misters. Shade. Fans should not be necessary unless it is really, really hot and there is absolutely no breeze. I don't see your location in you your profile, so I don't know if you mean the 115 degree days we see through parts if the southwest, or if the 90s is your idea of hot.

 

[subhanalah]

Misters. Shade. Fans should not be necessary unless it is really, really hot and there is absolutely no breeze. I don't see your location in you your profile, so I don't know if you mean the 115 degree days we see through parts if the southwest, or if the 90s is your idea of hot.

Pshaw!

Well...then again...my chickens start panting when it's about 80 outside.

 

[ChaoSS]

Amazing how quickly these things acclimatize themselves to different weather. The broilers I had in my shed stopped panting when I got the temps back down to 105.

Temperature control is really relative to what you are dealing with. Someone above suggested a damp sandbox. At 110/115, damp sand in the shade is dry sand in 10 minutes flat. Ice jugs put out when the temperatures hit 100 are hot water before it drops back below 100.

Misters cool the air, and if installed low enough will keep the ground damp, which lets you keep that sandbox damp. Just make sure you don't have a leaking hose or you can end up flooding stuff.

 

[mimischicksnat]

So even your broilers can stand 105 degree heat? My dual purpose are different breeds. They are 6 weeks old. All cold hardy. I'm thinking cause they are younger and lighter they have been able to stand the 105 degrees with a fan running in the shed since our run isn't done yet. I keep expecting to come home from work to dead cooked chicks. But so far I've been lucky. They get fresh water at least 3 times a day. I give them cold fruit like grapes as treats (in moderation).

I need to make more ventilation in the coop, I just have to plan it so I don't put it somewhere that works best.

The sawzall is ready....

 

[aart]

Depends on location (I wish people would put at least their state in their profiles! It really helps when both asking for and giving advice) and amount of humidity especially.

I find the level of humidity makes a huge difference in the stress of heat on my chooks...and me!
It also makes a big difference in how to help cool the birds........misting systems are great for arid climates, but would be ridiculous where I live.

 

[ChaoSS]

So even your broilers can stand 105 degree heat? My dual purpose are different breeds. They are 6 weeks old. All cold hardy. I'm thinking cause they are younger and lighter they have been able to stand the 105 degrees with a fan running in the shed since our run isn't done yet. I keep expecting to come home from work to dead cooked chicks. But so far I've been lucky. They get fresh water at least 3 times a day. I give them cold fruit like grapes as treats (in moderation).

I need to make more ventilation in the coop, I just have to plan it so I don't put it somewhere that works best.

The sawzall is ready....

My shed where my broilers were in hit somewhere between 115-120 before I got it cooled back down when we had an unexpected heat snap. At the time I had a fan going in there, but anything else I was trying to cool them down was trying to cool the whole shed down. I managed to get it cooler with misters and fans.

My second set of broilers, 2 weeks younger, never spent time in the shed, and when it hit 110 degrees outside temperatures (not sure what temperature it was in the brooder box, it was under a tarp but still getting pretty **** hot) I lost one to the heat. I had been trying to spread a set of misters between the brooder box and the run with the older birds, and the wind was blowing the wrong way so it wasn't helping them at all.


I just went outside to clean out their waters and check on everyone, low 90s rights now and no one is panting. The first set of broilers is in freezer camp, but I now have my layer/DP chicks outside in the brooder box and the broilers in the run. Everyone seems completely happy, I was going to put on the misters for a bit because it felt hot to me, but they all seem perfectly content.

 

[Classy Chick]

I live in the South West and the temps are at 109 on a daily basis. I freeze water jugs and set them in the coop, they love to rest by them and sometimes even perch on them!