cooling off chickens

  1. Ice Crusher

    Ice Crusher

    it’s works well consistently for a good price
  2. Celeeste

    Arizona Heat Issue

    Hello, I’ve been looking at moving to Arizona after I leave college and I was wanting to start a ranch out there with chickens and ratites. I was wondering, what would be a good way to manage overheating in the desert? I’ve heard dugout and adobe buildings are an option, is this true? I just...
  3. J

    Help! Coop for chicks is too hot!

    Hello all! Our coop in inside a barn and it easily reaches 95 in there during the day, we bought an electric fence because outside in the shade is much cooler but I just learned they have to be about 12 weeks to not squeeze through the holes in the fence. I’m doing everything I can to cool them...
  4. B

    Help! For after chickens are processed

    I'm taking 20 meat chickens to an Amish farm in two weeks for processing. They'll throw all the birds in trash bags for me to take home and package. So...this is my plan -- take them home and soak them (unpackaged?) in a ice/water filled cooler overnight. Then bag them in jumbo 2.5 gallon...
  5. Shezadandy

    Poultry Ventilation Fans -- MADE for POULTRY DUST CONDITIONS!

    We've all been there. That horrible hot summer night that doesn't cool down- with no air moving and a bunch of chickens who refuse to spread out on the roost, though they're all panting with their wings dropped at their sides. When I was designing the coop, I didn't find anything about Poultry...
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  6. SpaghettiJo

    Helpful ideas to help keep chickens cool in humid environment

    Hello! Recently the temperatures here where I am have been rising exponentially, and my chickens are definitely not happy about it. The average temperature where I am is about 95 degrees and humidity is about 80-95%.. I feed my chickens cold fruit and yogurt, when it's especially hot, and I ice...
  7. Connor Bassani

    Frozen treats, what to use?

    So it's been really hot lately where I live, and my chickens have been hiding in the shady area of their run all the time so I think they're feeling the heat to. I figured the best thing to do would be to make an ice treat! I'm gonna get some stuff they like, and some water on top, freeze a...
  8. Jacquieh

    Hot outside, how to keep my girls Cool.

    Hello, I live in Reno, Nevada. It's desert here. I have two pullets, and they are in a chicken run that is under the porch. It's actually a ramp that was for my elderly grandfather. So it's very shady. And gets all the wind/breeze. But it was 90 degrees today and I wanted to know what things I...
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