jBabychickn
Songster
Summertime is a wonderful time, but with the sunshine and long days comes a potential hazard for our flocks: extreme heat. Chickens naturally wear a warm coat of feathers and can overheat easily, therefore it's essential that we provide means for them to cool down, if needed, and regulate their body temperatures. What do you all do to help your flocks beat the heat?
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I love providing several shallow feed bowls with cool water for them to play in as well as water things down real good off in a shady corner. I also make sure they have lots of fresh dry peet to dust bath in, off in another corner…
I’m able to give them more room/run space too; they get to free run of their normal enclosure, plus our extra bay in our “lean-to” (a 3-sided walled-in wooden structure that isnt housing any tractors at the moment), it provides an excellent “breezeway” to capitalize on any wind that’s available, because our Temps are over 100°F!
However, at night. I feel horrible for my little Silkies, even tho they have a battery operated fan that will last the night for them, you can even see the air flow thru their Pom-Pim feathers…But, it’s still 90°F in the coop as they go to roost.
Take a look at this video :
Silkies Bedtime June 16 2022
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