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Try plant lots shrubs for shade.
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We had a surplus of tomatoes from our plants so I freeze them and give them to my birds, and also give them frozen ears of corn from last year's harvest. They like it when I spray down the side of the run with the fan on it, even though they run away at first. As soon as the water spray stops they run over there and dig dig dig! They had all but stopped eating their crumbles so I started making a mash with cool water, and adding unsweetened applesauce, chopped apples and pears, tomatoes, and soaked scratch.
I still have 2 broody hens that sit on top of each other all day in the nest box. To keep them from baking in the coop I make them sit out in the run during most of the day. I tried the ice cubes in the nest box trick to break the broodyness but it didn't work and made the other laying hen upset.
I put fans in my coop and a baby pool with a little water and ice. Sometimes I turn on a sprinkler when they free roam, they love that! Hope this helps. Good luck.Hi
I am new to backyard joined a few minutes ago.
We are in the middle of a heat wave here in Adelaide Australia 40 degress celsius
I have 10 chicks from 4 - 6 wks old am frantically trying to keep them cool.
I shut their shed because they insisted on being inside way too hot.
Have put them under a huge leafy peach tree with ice bottles in their water so they can stand in also ice bottles in their drinking water do you have any other suggestions?
Love it!!Here's how to make a mini air conditioner. things: small PLASTICK box with lid, two very small battery powered fans, a razor blade, zip ties, ice.
Take your box cut two holes (with razor blade) the size of your fans in the top of lid. Place fans (one blowing in one blowing out) on lid. Cut a few small holes around the fans and thread zip ties through holes and wire of the fan. Put ice in box and please on cover. Turn on.