The Clucky Coop Adventures - 2020 CHAT

[cluckmecoop7]

Swimming?.... and tips for summer.

Yes, chickens can and sometimes will swim. They float! I'm hoping to teach some of my girls to swim this summer. Please make sure your always paying attention though. Chickens can drown! Just like ducks can sometimes. Also, I would not put chicks in the water because they can get cold or even die. I typed into youtube "Chicken swimming in kids pool" and a few videos came up. I clicked on the first or second and it was a hilarious video!! You can watch it too! (It was a Golden Laced Wyandotte)

Two signs that your chickens are over heating are:

1. Panting. Chickens will pant like a dog. Mine did last summer.
2. Lifting their wings away from their bodies. (Mine did that two!)
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You can give them a shallow tub of cool water to walk around in.
You can set up a mister/sprinkler.
You can put ice blocks in the run so they can lean against them.
You can run a fan. Just make sure the chickens can not get to it because they could get hurt.

ONE IMPORTANT THING IS: Make sure your flock ALWAYS, always, has fresh cool water to drink.

Enjoy the summer!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Just tagging because I forgot some people in my OP post: @Melodychick @ChickNanny13 @ChocolateMouse @WaterGoat (not sure if I tagged you: @ValerieJ) @FortCluck @BY Bob @Gray Farms

 

[FluffTheDuck]

They are great! Well, almost great. It's pretty bad weather today so they aren't the happiest about that. Nothing I can do though. What about you @SoftSilkie?

We had some pretty bad weather today too. Glad they are okay though!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Today it seems like spring! It's January 11th but yeah....

My chickens are probably the most excited! LOL

 

[Melodychick]

Just saw the tag, thanks for the invite! Some bad weather coming through here right now. Left the chickens inside, but opened the door for the ducks. They are in their pooL oblivious to the severe wind and storms...

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Just saw the tag, thanks for the invite! Some bad weather coming through here right now. Left the chickens inside, but opened the door for the ducks. They are in their pooL oblivious to the severe wind and storms...

So you let the ducks out but not the chickens?

 

[Melodychick]

So you let the ducks out but not the chickens?

Haha, yes. The pop doors open to the north and I knew the rain would be coming from that direction. The chickens don’t want to be out in the rain and with the door open the coop would get wet, so left it shut. On the other hand ducks love rain...

 

[cluckmecoop7]

I guess ducks get wet all the time so, yeah....

How many chickens and ducks do you have? What are their names?

 

[Melodychick]

I have 18 hens and 1 rooster,
Lucy, Penny, Sadie, Patsy, Betty, Roxanne, Abbey, Bea, Pam, Lulu, Molly, Thelma Lou, Elly Mae, Janis, Olivia, Joni, Rita and the roo is Julian (was supposed to be a female named Julia...)
3 ducks Elsa, Inga and IKEA

 

[FluffTheDuck]

I have 18 hens and 1 rooster,
Lucy, Penny, Sadie, Patsy, Betty, Roxanne, Abbey, Bea, Pam, Lulu, Molly, Thelma Lou, Elly Mae, Janis, Olivia, Joni, Rita and the roo is Julian (was supposed to be a female named Julia...)
3 ducks Elsa, Inga and IKEA

What breeds do you have? I know my family always ask"how do you tell the difference?" But, come on, we kind of know how. There's 1 maybe even two or three or more differences that nobody else can find but you