DesertChickens007
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- May 24, 2019
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I live in Yuma, Arizona, and although we haven’t past 100°, the average temperature highs are as follows;
June - 106°
July - 110°
August - 109°
Due to City Zoning Codes, I am allowed 20 hens, and absolutely no roosters. Currently, I have 10 four week old chicks (all of various types), in a brooder, kept at 92° about 2 inches off the ground, indoors. Outside of the brooder, is AirConditioned at 75°.
I am building a coop from an old wooden playhouse with tile floor and three double paned windows, along with a full sized door. Are there any tips to raising chickens in such a high climate, low humidity environment? I think dehydration is my main concern, and I have four or five solutions to making sure the chickens when ready to go outside will have several options to stay hydrated. What else should I be on the lookout for? What should I do to produce more eggs, or will I be able to produce eggs, when the temperature hits 120° outside
June - 106°
July - 110°
August - 109°
Due to City Zoning Codes, I am allowed 20 hens, and absolutely no roosters. Currently, I have 10 four week old chicks (all of various types), in a brooder, kept at 92° about 2 inches off the ground, indoors. Outside of the brooder, is AirConditioned at 75°.
I am building a coop from an old wooden playhouse with tile floor and three double paned windows, along with a full sized door. Are there any tips to raising chickens in such a high climate, low humidity environment? I think dehydration is my main concern, and I have four or five solutions to making sure the chickens when ready to go outside will have several options to stay hydrated. What else should I be on the lookout for? What should I do to produce more eggs, or will I be able to produce eggs, when the temperature hits 120° outside
