Cold water, changed 2-3 times during the heat of the day. We always have frozen water bottles and hard freezer packs we place inside the waterer to also keep the water cold.
We hose off the run - once the water running through the hose cools off - they like to lick the water off the screen for some reason.
Fans and more fans, in and around the run and coop at all times.
Watermelon, every day - it hydrates and they love it. We have not seen a problem with diarrhea as a result of eating too much. They take what they want and walk away.
Shade -- seems like common sense but cannot be over stated. If you do not have trees, you must provide a canopy or tarp cover of some kind.
Bucket of water for emergencies if you have to dunk them (feet, legs and belly) if they seem like they are really stressing. We had 104 heat index today with zero breeze and the fans were blowing around hot air. They were suffering. A quick dunk for everyone and life was good again. Panting ceased almost immediately.
We hose off the run - once the water running through the hose cools off - they like to lick the water off the screen for some reason.
Fans and more fans, in and around the run and coop at all times.
Watermelon, every day - it hydrates and they love it. We have not seen a problem with diarrhea as a result of eating too much. They take what they want and walk away.
Shade -- seems like common sense but cannot be over stated. If you do not have trees, you must provide a canopy or tarp cover of some kind.
Bucket of water for emergencies if you have to dunk them (feet, legs and belly) if they seem like they are really stressing. We had 104 heat index today with zero breeze and the fans were blowing around hot air. They were suffering. A quick dunk for everyone and life was good again. Panting ceased almost immediately.
