What do you do to keep your Flock cool when it gets hot out?

[Maddichicks]

So what do you do to keep the stress down for them when it gets hot out?

I took a plastic waterer and put it in the freezer overnight (every night when it is hot hot) and put it in the run in the morning as well as a little bit of the acid pack in there drinking water ever other day.
They really like pecking at the ice as well as the cold water.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Volume of water is important as well as cool water. For that reason I don't freeze the waterer but put a block of ice in it.
Foot baths with a block of ice in it.
Shade, shade, and more shade.
Elevated coops help
lots of ventilation.

 

[Maddichicks]

Oh yes, I have the ice waterer as well as my regular nipple waterer with the acid pack in it to the electrolytes, but that is a good idea....

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC! Plenty of water, misters, shade and fans will help a lot.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, MaddiChicks, and

! Pleased you joined us! I'll copy a paste the answer I just typed to another member who had the same question. Good luck to you!

Liz9910 gave you great advice. One thing I do is wet down some of the dirt in their run - an area in deep shade - they scratch down into the cool dirt. I had a Buff Orp and a Black Australorp collapse with what I think was heat stroke last year - they were laying on their sides in the coop, eyes closed, breathing heavily. I took them inside and revived them with cool water and they snapped out of it. Don't think they would have had I not found them. Good luck to you!