Your chickens do not like summer heat.....

[Three Stents]

depending on where you live. I have a solar exhaust fan and a solar intake fan for the coop and water misters for the run. Also, I have to paint the metal corrugated run covering with white elastomeric paint. Please don't wait till the hot weather gets here to ask about how to keep your flock cool. Kinda the opposite of when the cold weather was here for a lot of you. Please be proactive instead of reactive, Now go do the right thing, before the heat gets here.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Alternatively, you can get breeds that are more resilient in the heat. I have never used fans because they would be a pain to clean with all the chicken dander flying around. I lived in Utah and just provided lots of deep shade and the occasional ice block and only ever had hear problems with my first Salmon Faverolles when I kept their waterer in the un-shaded coop.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Dirt, shade, & lots of cool water is all what I use make sure my birds stay cool. Occasionally I'll give vitamins, & electrolytes water.
If it's needed, I give them a dip in cool water.

 

[ABQ chicken keeper]

If it's needed, I give them a dip in cool water.

MC,
Ha Ha, How did your chickens take to being dunked in water? I bet that ruffled their feathers!

 

[MysteryChicken]

MC,
Ha Ha, How did your chickens take to being dunked in water? I bet that ruffled their feathers!

Some like it, some may fuss, others tolerate it. It depends on the individual bird. But they're happy once out, & soggy.