New to BYC and chicken raising...

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mckenzy

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Hey all!

Names McKenzy and we've had our girls since they're a day old. They are about 3 months old now and sure are sweet.

We live in Phoenix, have two boys (10 and 5), work full time, run a quasi dog rescue/fostering operation and would probably be more comfortable in a small plot of farm land!

The chicks were my idea and my wife resisted for a long long time. She finally gave in and we've been super happy with them.

We have two so far named Beep 1 and Beep 2. They are BIG girls and meet me at the back door every morning for breakfast.

They play with the dogs (2 Great Danes and various chihuahuas) and love to hunt for worms in the (unplanted currently) garden.

I know its different raising chickens in this climate so any input would be great!

Ive been reading on BYC since I got the Beeps and finally made an honest man of myself and signed up today.

Looking forward to meeting all of you!

-Mike
 
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Greetings from Kansas, Mike, and
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! Happy to have you in our community! Chickens and heat is a common concern. Obviously, cool fresh water is a must - a drink of cool water is so much better at keeping the internal temp down than water that is at outside air temp. So, provide the chickens with lots of shade and keep the water in the shade as well. On super hot days I will put frozen yogurt cups of ice into their water. Other things I do: water down a patch of dirt in the shade of their run where they can scratch down into it and keep cool. I also have used those misters you can buy at Home Depot type places - about half of my chickens like - the other half are terrified of it. Some folks gave cold treats to eat - watermelon or frozen peas. Also, try make sure your birds have access to breeze if possible. Good luck to you and stay cool!!
 
Great advice everyone. My fan started out as a way to keep flies away but they love standing in front of it Tory the wind blow through their feathers. They have a damp dirt patch they like to dig for worms in and keep cool as well as access to cool water all day. Their favorite place is under my kids rock climbing "mountain" it's hollow underneath and they lay on their backs under there!

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone!
 

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