Looking for ways to keep coop cool?

[Jesseanne]

Yes, I. too, hate to see the girls panting away when they go into the coop to lay eggs in their boxes. Thank you everyone for your excellent suggestions. I put a fan in their coop today. I think I will get a window fan to help pull air through. Should anything be added to their water when it is this hot like electrolytes?

 

[elmo]

I had a piece of reflective foil insulation left over from building my coop, so I put that over my coop's white polycarbonate roof. It really helps! Before I did this, the temp in the coop hit 117 degrees one afternoon with one whole wall open, while the ambient temps were "only" in the 90's. Now the coop stays about the same temperature as the outside, or only a degree or two hotter.