Question about heat

[Milady]

I just want to know if i take a spray bottle that gives a continuous light spray, i keep it in the fridge and every 30 mins to an hour i was walking outside to spray the lawn with it to help the grass stay cool and damp, is this a good option....it is 37degrees Celcius

 

[nuthatched]

Good option for what exactly?
Spritzing your grass in the middle of the day, sometimes burns its, I wouldn't recommend that.

 

[StinkyAcres]

This article has some ideas for keeping your chickens cool:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-extreme-weather-spiel.75893/

 

[Milady]

This article has some ideas for keeping your chickens cool:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-extreme-weather-spiel.75893/

I did set up a pool but they wouldn't use it, i do have a fan in the coop, and i have ice packs in their water, and i have alot of shade trees, plus i have water in 5 water dishes...i haven't had any birds with heat issues yet....only the odd open mouth breathing, i allow my brahma to come into my housewhere it is cooler because she seems to be the most bothered

 

[D Uccle Uncle]

If you have turf grass you don't have to worry about the grass being burned (this is a myth).

The reason that putting water on the ground cools the ground is not because the water is cool, but instead because of how the water evaporating 'removes heat' from the ground.

So long as the surrounding air readily allows the water to evaporate, moistening the ground is a safe and effective method to cool the chicken's environment somewhat.

Of course, shading the ground in the first place results in less heat accumulation.

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you have shade during the day where the chickens hang out? Always keep the waterers in the shade. I just change the water around 4-5 o’clock which provides them cool water in the morning and again in late afternoon.I put out flat wide shallow pans half full of water. They will sometimes stand in those to cool their legs. Make sure that you have good ventilation inside your coop. They can heat up like an oven. A window fan pointed out of the coop can draw air through the coop.

 

[thecatumbrella]

Don't spray the chickens. Their down helps insulate from the heat, so you don't want to get that wet.

 

[D Uccle Uncle]

Don't spray the chickens. Their down helps insulate from the heat, so you don't want to get that wet.

Would you like to explain that to my chickens?

Perhaps I'll make another thread on the subject of misters, but summarizing much, in a run with optimized shade and ventilation, chickens may find sitting under a mister, that even saturates their feathers, to be the most comfortable location. This is not spraying chickens, rather giving chickens the option to test for themselves.

 

[thecatumbrella]

Would you like to explain that to my chickens?

Perhaps I'll make another thread on the subject of misters, but summarizing much, in a run with optimized shade and ventilation, chickens may find sitting under a mister, that even saturates their feathers, to be the most comfortable location. This is not spraying chickens, rather giving chickens the option to test for themselves.

Sure, have them call me!

We used misters at one point, but moved away from that in favor of wetting the ground or bricks in a pan of cool water. But a lot of our heat is humidity based; the last thing we need is more water in the air.

Like you said, misters are not the same as manually spraying them down.