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Yeah, I've had to switch all chicken chores to mornings before work (which has been rough, as I'm not really that much of a morning person). It's been over 90F until almost 8PM lately, with sundown at 8:30, so evening chores aren't really an option any more. We got lucky with a tiny, brief thunder burst over my house about an hour ago, so things are cooler than they would be right now - I really need to get out there and get some work done.

I just don't wanna...
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- Ant Farm
It will be easier to take care of the coop chores before work now that school is out. There is no way I could wake up that early AND get the kid off to school.

We have trees covering the coops and they are pretty well insulated, so it's not too bad working inside. The runs on the other hand, way too hot. I wish we'd get a nice quick thunder storm to cool things off!!



I just walked back to check on the pullet - she died some time in the past 30 minutes or so. That went fast. Poor thing.
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I need to get her ready to send for necropsy. Than I'd better get out there and get some more chores done. Staying busy is the key...

- Ant Farm
I'm really sorry you are struggling with this. Sorry you lost her, but glad she went to quickly. Why do all the chicks I've lost die on Sat or Sun? Why can't they die on a day the necropsy place is open?






I'm trying to move the Easter Hal chicks out of their covered pen, over to the MUCH bigger teenage pen. The teenagers that were in that pen got relocated to the big girl pen. Instead of chasing all the chickens, catching them and moving them, I simple closed their exit door to their run, opened the inside door. Then I opened the inside door (directly across from each other) of the coop I want them to move in to and opened that run door. I put water, food and TREATS in the teenage run. That has enticed half of the chicks over to their new pen. Once they roost for the night, I'll move the rest of them over.

It's not covered, so I strung yellow caution tape across the run. If I do still have a hawk problem, I'll hang some shiny CD's and put up some pinwheels.

We got rid of 11 roosters yesterday, but my tenants that are closest to the coops, heard crowing this morning. I only found 1, very pretty bantam EE that crowed while I was moving them. Our notice from the City telling us to get rid of all chickens (although the enforcement agent we talked to, said just get rid of the roosters) gave us 'til Monday.

I still have some silkies that are crowing in the morning, but it is too dang hot for them to be crowing during the day, so I'm not sure which ones are making trouble.


I hope every one else is successfully dealing with this heat!!. I also hope everyone near the fires in Arizona, California, New Mexico and any other ones I haven't heard about, are safe.
 
Haven't been on here for a while!

I just wanted to let you guys know that I lost 6 chickens to the heat lately. Right now, it's reaching 115 at my house. To keep my birds cool, I put ice in their water's I give them a lot of shade, and I put a fan in there henhouse. Is there any other things I can do to keep them cool? I don't want to loose anymore. I also wet the ground were there laying sod they have a nice cool spot to lay in.

You need to add electrolytes that helps them yo diffuse the heat stress influences.
A lot of water and shade, you can put some feet baths. Just bowls full with cold water
 
Quote: I forgot about ducks because my brain is malfunctioning!! Sorry about the hen, you say they have mareks? I have found the crazy physco breed to be very hardy, so sorry. :(
They have been very hardy except in this one aspect, and so far only in two of three hens (and now in one of those hens' offspring). My rooster and the third hen are resistant so far. Goal is to get to where I never have this happen any more. I actually really like them, or I wouldn't bother with all of this. Gotta get through identifying resistance in all first.
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Got three of six coops all freshened up, now gotta head to the feed store for more bedding.

- Ant Farm
You 'spose keeping a small tabletop fan blowing across the carcass while working on it would be strong enough to keep the flies away?
 
Y'all my chicks got worms what can I do

I was going to ask how you knew then I saw your next post.
She died inside in the brooder - no fly eggs.

But... Ewwwwww... I hate culling in the summer time. I will need to cull some boys in July - not looking forward to it. Last one I did last week, I never left the carcass, but killed, watched and waited, plucked and processed. Easily half my hand motions during processing was to shoo flies away.
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They have been very hardy except in this one aspect, and so far only in two of three hens (and now in one of those hens' offspring). My rooster and the third hen are resistant so far. Goal is to get to where I never have this happen any more. I actually really like them, or I wouldn't bother with all of this. Gotta get through identifying resistance in all first.
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Got three of six coops all freshened up, now gotta head to the feed store for more bedding.

- Ant Farm
I ended up skinning the bird and only using the breasts legs and thighs.

My chick pooped out a worm
If it is the one in the picture, even though the picture is blurry, it may be a large roundworm. Wazine should take care of that but I almost never worm so Kathy would have better info.

Haven't been on here for a while!

I just wanted to let you guys know that I lost 6 chickens to the heat lately. Right now, it's reaching 115 at my house. To keep my birds cool, I put ice in their water's I give them a lot of shade, and I put a fan in there henhouse. Is there any other things I can do to keep them cool? I don't want to loose anymore. I also wet the ground were there laying sod they have a nice cool spot to lay in.
I lost a bird to heat in the extreme summer of 2012.
Foot baths and high dense shade are the best things.
Be careful not to make their drinking water too cold cause it can restrict the capillaries. I freeze small water bottles and put those in the founts. That just makes the water cool.
I also put small blocks of ice or frozen water bottles in the foot baths.
In your area, a mister for evaporative cooling should work well. They don't work here because it is too humid.
These things work great for foot baths and for water in freezing conditions.
http://www.statelinetack.com/item/f...ice^c-plaid^109332084588-sku^95985-adType^PLA
Almost all feed stores and pet shops carry something similar.
Freeze milk jugs of water and hang them from the ceiling of the coop so they are suspended at the roost so chickens can sidle up to them at night.

You 'spose keeping a small tabletop fan blowing across the carcass while working on it would be strong enough to keep the flies away?

Yeah. At my house getting the spouse to do anything related to processing is a laugh.
I did cajole her into boiling water for me.
 
Haven't been on here for a while!

I just wanted to let you guys know that I lost 6 chickens to the heat lately. Right now, it's reaching 115 at my house. To keep my birds cool, I put ice in their water's I give them a lot of shade, and I put a fan in there henhouse. Is there any other things I can do to keep them cool? I don't want to loose anymore. I also wet the ground were there laying sod they have a nice cool spot to lay in.

:hugs Others have answered I see.


You need to add electrolytes that helps them yo diffuse the heat stress influences.
A lot of water and shade, you can put some feet baths. Just bowls full with cold water

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I was going to ask how you knew then I saw your next post.
I ended up skinning the bird and only using the breasts legs and thighs.

If it is the one in the picture, even though the picture is blurry, it may be a large roundworm. Wazine should take care of that but I almost never worm so Kathy would have better info.

I lost a bird to heat in the extreme summer of 2012.
Foot baths and high dense shade are the best things.
Be careful not to make their drinking water too cold cause it can restrict the capillaries. I freeze small water bottles and put those in the founts. That just makes the water cool.
I also put small blocks of ice or frozen water bottles in the foot baths.
In your area, a mister for evaporative cooling should work well. They don't work here because it is too humid.
These things work great for foot baths and for water in freezing conditions.
http://www.statelinetack.com/item/fortex-rubber-feed-tub-3-gallon/SLT700561/?srccode=GPSLT&gclid=CM-G_4P5tM0CFYsCaQodCo4JZA&kwid=productads-adid^53091238428-device^c-plaid^109332084588-sku^95985-adType^PLA
Almost all feed stores and pet shops carry something similar.
Freeze milk jugs of water and hang them from the ceiling of the coop so they are suspended at the roost so chickens can sidle up to them at night.



Yeah. At my house getting the spouse to do anything related to processing is a laugh.
I did cajole her into boiling water for me.

Thank you! I actually ordered a mister on Amazon yesterday.
 
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