.... 3.) The dogs have a sheep tank to take a dip in, but the chickens can play in the puddles if they get hot - but they actually seem to prefer to lay in the shade under the roof in their coop, in one of the multitude of holes they have dug in their run, or lined up along the concrete of the barn foundation. When they are free-ranging, they are content scratching in the deep shade of the hedgerow on the warmest days.....
Ice water and frozen treats are wasted on chickens. Chickens are never happier in the Summer time than my Grannie's chickens were scratching in the dust and dirt beneath the old gal's shotgun house. I knew these chickens were contented because I could spy on them up close and personal through the cracks in Grannie's floor.