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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Keep Your Chickens Cool In Summer?

    I tried putting a fan on my coop and they carried on like I was dangling them right above a wood shipper. I mean it went on for 2 days, they'd just huddle in the corner or roost box so I fially said, screw this and took the fan away from it and hey are fine. THey tend to collect under the boat...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Keep Your Chickens Cool In Summer?

    One other thing I have noticed almost by accident. The coop has a roof over it, well it's a tractor really. If I turn it so it's pointing east / west, the shadows from the roof keep it cooler in there, they have some shade to hide out in in the afternoon. If it's north / south then the sun...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Keep Your Chickens Cool In Summer?

    Garden hose works wonders, make sure the water is cool i it first so you are not spraying them with instant soup temp water. Washing machine also works, just keep the spin cycle to low otherwise they wobble and walk in circles afterwards. Pull them out and hang them by their feet from a...
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