Poll Time: Cool the Coop & Chickens

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Still, wet birds = generally a bad idea

Alright

 

[3KillerBs]

It's all in here: Hot Climate Chicken Housing and Care

Shade, plenty of water to drink, extreme ventilation, and access to the ground where they can dig in are the key factors.

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

Shade, lots of ventilation, fresh cool water, lots of dirt to bathe in if they like. And for really, really hot days cold food or frozen treats.

 

[aart]

@Kiki Poll should say coop and chickens?

Here's my tricks and tips:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-extreme-weather-spiel.75893/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/window-fan-mount.75608/

 

[Party_Chicken]

If it gets above 85 I pop some fruit such as blueberries in an ice cube tray and make little treat cubes. They get to break them open and the treat cools them down. I also make sure they have access to fresh water and dirt/shade.

 

[muddy75]

I put frozen peas in the duck pool.

 

[Kiki]

@Kiki Poll should say coop and chickens?

Here's my tricks and tips:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-extreme-weather-spiel.75893/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/window-fan-mount.75608/

I edited the title of the thread.

Poll Time: Cool the Coop & Chickens​

Things = coop & chickens

What do you do/use to help keep things cool?​

 

[Chikyboy]

I fill a kiddie pool a little bit. They have the option to get in and they do sometimes. I do not force them in and it only gets their feet wet. I don't just dunk them.

 

[texsuze]

Plenty of shade trees near the barn and in barn pasture where the girls free-range. Six different water fount locations, constantly being cleaned/refreshed Step-in water tray in run, wet down the dirt in shady locations for cooling those chicken toes, ice packs (tucked inside homemade fabric pockets) placed inside coop. And now waiting on an indoor/outdoor barn fan to hang outside the coop to replace my ancient (fire hazard ) box fan, which has served me well for 13 years!

 

[DavidReaves]

My coop and enclosed covered run are well shaded. The run has plenty of dirt and is about 75% covered for two layers of shade. The coop has about 3 sf of ventilation per bird. I always have plenty of clean water (in cup drinkers) but on days that are 101+ I have some 18V battery-powered misting fans that I put on 5-gallon buckets outside the run to cool the air a bit. If the humidity is high, I'll just run the fans to be sure the air is circulating without adding more moisture.