Yellow spots on wood in coop

[lilofthestars]

I have Noticed yellow spots on the wood in the coop and even on the steel bar. I have scrubbed them off and they’re coming back again. And one of my hands I thought it was the heat is not acting right. She’s my largest brown drama she’s the sweetest. And I have sprayers around the coop which cools it off during the hottest part of the day. And I put them in there so they won’t be so miserable. But my largest Brahma she’s walking slow she looks like she might’ve lost some weight. She 6 1/2 years old I do feed them organic egg layers food. Organic bread every once in a while. Also I give them dry worms and also some scratch. And we grow berries and we do give them blueberries and blackberries and watermelon. They have a huge yard that’s fenced in and protect it to run around in. I also put dementia’s food grade in their food at least once or twice a month to try to take care of worms if they have any. I’m concerned about them yellow spots what they could be and what they could be causing my chickens and that’s where they’re at as where she currently stays at night. So if anybody has any suggestions what that can be if it’s causing my hand to be sick I would greatly appreciate it thank you very much

 

[DobieLover]

Could you please post pictures of these yellow spots?
As for your hen that isn't feeling well, how hot is it? How much ventilation do they have?
Do they have access to full shade?
Have you given them some electrolytes in a wet mash to help them deal with the stress of the heat?
6 1/2 years old is old for a chicken and in extreme heat she may be suffering. You may want to bring her into a cooler area for a short time to help her recover.

 

[lilofthestars]

Could you please post pictures of these yellow spots?
As for your hen that isn't feeling well, how hot is it? How much ventilation do they have?
Do they have access to full shade?
Have you given them some electrolytes in a wet mash to help them deal with the stress of the heat?
6 1/2 years old is old for a chicken and in extreme heat she may be suffering. You may want to bring her into a cooler area for a short time to help her recover.

Thank you for responding.They have a large backyard that’s fenced in and their coop is all Ventilated very well. And yes I have little sprayers in their coop and when it gets too hot I have to coax them in there turn the sprayers on and it brings the temperature down about 15° and we have shade everywhere in the backyard. We have a tent cover under big bushes.She’s also making this funny clucking sound. I never heard her do that before. . In the past two weeks only one chickens even laying an egg she’s the youngest though. I’ll take a picture of the yellow spots or tomorrow it’s too dark right now. I did spray the coop with some natural spray for mites today just in case. Thank you so much

 

[Kiki]

Thank you for responding.They have a large backyard that’s fenced in and their coop is all Ventilated very well. And yes I have little sprayers in their coop and when it gets too hot I have to coax them in there turn the sprayers on and it brings the temperature down about 15° and we have shade everywhere in the backyard. We have a tent cover under big bushes.She’s also making this funny clucking sound. I never heard her do that before. . In the past two weeks only one chickens even laying an egg she’s the youngest though. I’ll take a picture of the yellow spots or tomorrow it’s too dark right now. I did spray the coop with some natural spray for mites today just in case. Thank you so much

Natural spray will not rid mites. If you have a mite issue you need to get permethrin if you want to get rid of the mites.

 

[aart]

And yes I have little sprayers in their coop

Inside the coop?
Not surprising there's mold/mildew growing in there.
Waiting to see pics of the "yellow spots"...and the coop itself(inside and out).

 

[Penpal]

Instead of spraying inside the coop, try using the hose to spray the roof lightly for a minute or so. This may bring the temp in the coop down.

 

[3KillerBs]

I agree -- wet inside the coop is bad news.

Bad for the wood and bad for the birds -- dry chickens are healthy chickens.

If the coop is hotter inside than out you need to improve your ventilation: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/repecka-illustrates-coop-ventilation.77659/

If not, and you're just trying to cool the birds, confine any misting/wetting of ground to the run.

 

[lilofthestars]

Inside the coop?
Not surprising there's mold/mildew growing in there.
Waiting to see pics of the "yellow spots"...and the coop itself(inside and out).

Before I even started using the sprayers this these yellow spots were popping up and this is an all open coop is not closed at all all wires chicken wire

 

[lilofthestars]

Chicken wire is on the bottom of the coop I forgot to mention that. And these yellow spots were popping up before I started using the sprayers thank you for your help

 

[lilofthestars]

My husband’s a carpenter he made the scoop and run but they also have a huge backyard that’s fenced in with protection against animals to run around and they normally go underneath our tent near our stairs to stay cool