It's 100 degrees in the coop

[speckledhen]

I'm puzzled at why the door is shut. Open that door. You need major air flow. Turn on fans, open all windows and doors wide. Turn on a sprinkler. I think your logic might be a bit skewed. In this heat, if you shut the door, you create an oven effect.

I have no shade in the run, so I can't put the mister out there.

I don't understand this statement.

I've been known to set up a fan outside to blow through the pens. Air, air and more air flow is what you need, especially in humidity.​

 

[Nicole01]

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Thank you! I've been trying to explain to my husband for the last two months about the shade tarp/screen. I couldn't think of the name. He will have to pick one up this week. Hopefully Menards will have one.

 

[Kikiriki]

The silver side of the tarp goes up to reflect sunlight. You'd reverse it for the winter.

 

[speckledhen]

We are having a horrible heatwave down here, too, Nicole. I am in the mountains at 2000 ft and it's been hovering about 90 degrees for over a week now. We normally have a couple days like that in the hottest part of summer, and that's it. Plus, we've had no rain. Thank goodness, our nights do cool down tremendously for some relief. It's really hard keeping chickens alive in extended heatwaves!

 

[theoldchick]

The girls enjoy their fan. I put ice in the chicken waterer and put a shade cloth on the run.

 

[Nicole01]

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I don't understand this statement.

I've been known to set up a fan outside to blow through the pens. Air, air and more air flow is what you need, especially in humidity.

Sorry, it doesn't make any sense. I'm multitasking and typing from my phone with the kids and their friends running all over the place. My coop is in the garage. If we keep the doors closed on hot days, it's usually cooler by 10 degrees. Thanks for the compliment(especially from a moderator of the forum). However, I think my logic is just fine. I can feel the difference between hot and hotter. The insulation will also keep the coolness in. Our coop is fully insulated for winter.

I don't even have the chickens outside. They are all in the house until it cools down and we get a shade screen on the run. I have a big floor fan in the coop, it's not helping.

 

[True Grit]

It's 95 here and 90 in the insulated very well ventilated coop. In the dead of summer it is fully shaded by the late leafing black walnut trees but right now the south side window gets some sun. I have a little pool for them but they free range in the yard and hang out hidden under the spruce trees in the cool earth. I think you did the right thing by bringing them inside until you can get some shade for them.

 

[Betsy57]

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Thank you! I've been trying to explain to my husband for the last two months about the shade tarp/screen. I couldn't think of the name. He will have to pick one up this week. Hopefully Menards will have one.

There's a difference between a tarp and a shade tarp. The shade tarp allows the air to circulate which helps keep things cool, not just shaded. Check out the web site and the tarps.

 

[Nicole01]

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Thank you! I've been trying to explain to my husband for the last two months about the shade tarp/screen. I couldn't think of the name. He will have to pick one up this week. Hopefully Menards will have one.

There's a difference between a tarp and a shade tarp. The shade tarp allows the air to circulate which helps keep things cool, not just shaded. Check out the web site and the tarps.

They should carry them at Menards or Lowe's. Our neighbors have one for their dog. Are you planning on covering most of your run? I don't know if covering a small protion would create a heat tunnel. I guess I'll figure it out soon.

Thanks again. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out what it was called. I kept telling my hubby it was a thick screen material.

 

[Nicole01]

BTW, my 12 week old pullets are loving it inside. I hope they don't think they are going to be permanent house hens.