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[magicstorm]

I'm inland in Riverside, we were about 111 yesterday and a cool 108 today

Luckily with some ice and a little free ranging, the girls are doing quite well

Here in Central Florida we r running 93 with a humidity of 70%. All you do is walk outside and you are dripping.I dipped 18 chickens in a 5 gallon bucket of water today for the first time. I was afraid the fan and ice bottles and solid shade just were not enough. They were very sedentary compared to usual. The bucket worked. Bo more panting or droopy wings for the rest of the afternoon

 

[perchie.girl]

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I spoke online here last year with a fellow that keeps poultry in Death Valley... 140 degrees..... He used carpet and kept it wet to keep them from burning their feet... and lots and lots of shade

 

[Gundawg]

I worked on the run today I got it framed it will have 4' wide either horse fence or welded wire running vertical I have some treated 2x4 to run where the wire joins. I plan to bury the end and set some railroad ties up against the sides on the ground between the posts that is why the 2x6 are up that high so the RR ties will lay under them against the posts. The rafter material for the run and clear roofing will be delivered Mon or Tue.

Mike

 

[RanchRichey]

I spoke online here last year with a fellow that keeps poultry in Death Valley...  140 degrees.....   He used carpet and kept it wet to keep them from burning their feet...  and lots and lots of shade

Now that's just crazy sauce! Who wants to live there in the heat, let alone go outside to care for animals

 

[perchie.girl]

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yep and he had geese and ducks too. I have lived in a desert environment all my life so understand the draw. Its not for every one... just like living in the arctic. Tending animals happens in the early am or after dusk. The animals adapt and lay low in the extreme heat. feed requirements are a bit different too.

deb

 

[Tripschiks]

 

[bigmrg74]

Now that's just crazy sauce! Who wants to live there in the heat, let alone go outside to care for animals

Its been pushing a hundred here lately. Went to TSC and got a little kiddie pool. Going to fill it and put a flock block on a cement block in the middle of it to get them to try it out.

 

[perchie.girl]

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another thing you can do is put an inch or more sand in the pool wet it enough but the top looks just moist..... then sprinkle scratch on top. It wont take long.

deb

 

[bruceha2000]

I'm thinking there is a reason ducks and geese aren't native residents of places like Death Valley.

 

[magicstorm]

Its been pushing a hundred here lately.  Went to TSC and got a little kiddie pool.  Going to fill it and put a flock block on a cement block in the middle of it to get them to try it out.  

I have a couple of big mixing trays with a 2 inch thick cement block and fill it to the top of block with water and an ice 2 liter. Did not have to convince mine at all to use it. With in 10 minutes they figured it out. Some sit on block, some on the ice bottle and some stand in the water.