MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

The heatwave continues today but it's not excruciatingly high temps, only 40ish. The humidity was hard to take yesterday. Perhaps today will be drier.

I put two esky ice blocks under the roosting perch and from the volume of poops that landed on them, I'm thinking they were a hit.

The hens don't seem shattered this morning like they usually do in a heatwave. Here are Christa and Katie tanking up while Edie looks on.

 

[MaryJanet]

I'll buy a few more of those esky ice blocks. It'd be good if they ran the length of the roosting perch.

 

[RoyalChick]

Seems like you got the best possible value out of the puzzle with that strategy! I reckon the whole point of a puzzle is problem solving, and you couldn't have had more.

Yes. And it felt interestingly different from how I usually do them. I liked it.

 

[RoyalChick]

I'll buy a few more of those esky ice blocks. It'd be good if they ran the length of the roosting perch.

Can you share what they look like? I am not familiar.

 

[MaryJanet]

Can you share what they look like? I am not familiar.

I haven't washed them yet. Excuse the poop! I was expecting to find no poop on them this morning because find the blocks a little strange, so I'm delighted two hens sat above the blocks long enough to drop a few poops.

 

[LozzyR]

I haven't washed them yet. Excuse the poop! I was expecting to find no poop on them this morning because find the blocks a little strange, so I'm delighted two hens sat above the blocks long enough to drop a few poops.

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Ice bricks… a godsend! I’ve got skinny lunch-bag ones that sometimes go in the waterer.

 

[MaryJanet]

Ice bricks… a godsend! I’ve got skinny lunch-bag ones that sometimes go in the waterer.

They're so handy!

 

[MaryJanet]

The hens shared some treats before the day warmed up.

 

[MaryJanet]

Today won't be as hot as it has been the last few days, but the heatwave warning remains. A forecast high of 33 is not very hot at all really.

The hens will appreciate the cooler weather.

I worry about the old lady in the heat, but aside from a case of the runs, which I put down to excessive water consumption, and a slower appetite, she's doing well.

She eats a lot in the morning, but not much during the heat of the day.

 

[RoyalChick]

They're so handy!

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but in what way are they better than simply freezing a bottle or other container full of water?