Dear Realsis,
I live in Lahore, Pakistan. Temperature in summer goes upto 122 F. We normally use evaporative coolers.Locally these coolers are called desert coolers or lahori coolers.
Here is a Pic from side.
These are easy to build and install. e use wood shavings in place of swamp pads. you can also use a cheap aquarium pump for water circulation.
I know one thing for sure that chickens stop panting even at 120 F with this cooler on. You just have to make sure that cooler is not in direct sunlight and there should be a good circulation of air. means
Air coming in = Air going out.
This really helps. It can reduce the temperature from 120 F to 100 ± 2 F.
I have 30 X 30 X 36 Inch cooler with 20 inch fan.
Rehan
I live in Lahore, Pakistan. Temperature in summer goes upto 122 F. We normally use evaporative coolers.Locally these coolers are called desert coolers or lahori coolers.
Here is a Pic from side.
These are easy to build and install. e use wood shavings in place of swamp pads. you can also use a cheap aquarium pump for water circulation.
I know one thing for sure that chickens stop panting even at 120 F with this cooler on. You just have to make sure that cooler is not in direct sunlight and there should be a good circulation of air. means
Air coming in = Air going out.
This really helps. It can reduce the temperature from 120 F to 100 ± 2 F.
I have 30 X 30 X 36 Inch cooler with 20 inch fan.
Rehan