summer

  1. RossAcres

    Waiting until dark..

    Does anyone else tend to wait until sunset to take care of bird duties? Or early in the morning? It's 107 f here today. I have the leftovers of covid and I feel completely exhausted after work. I feel like I'm being lazy by waiting for the sun to go down to do chores. I just know my body is...
  2. crunchygranola

    What are your guys’s favorite way to keep your chickens cool in the summer?

    A massive heatwave is going through Pennsylvania with nasty heats I’ve barely seen… PA is the one state I’ve been in that has had the most inconsistent weather— I mean, you get all four seasons in one day. With that being said, what are some of your guys’ favorite ways to keep your chickens...
  3. Shoulder Chicken

    Shoulder Chicken

    Summer came along for the ride!
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  4. Ronnie_

    Summer enclosure updates

    I am attempting to grow some duck friendly plants inside my enclosure this year to offer more enrichment to my ladies. I put in a garden bed today including oregano, lavender, and French marigolds. If it goes well I’ll add sage. I also have boxes of various mint outside their reach. Hopefully...
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  5. Gill-b

    Zonnendal area (Cape Town) Guinea Fowl

    It is that time of year here where the Guinea Fowl group together in flocks. There is farmland about 5km (about 3 miles) from our house and I spotted a flock that must easily be over 200 Guinea Fowl strong. It was a lovely sight to behold.
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  6. M

    How do you desert chicken owners keep chickens cool in 120F summers?

    Hi there! We just started our flock from chicks in a brooder box in our breezeway, now about six weeks old and far too large to stay in the box much longer. We have six total (we planned to have three, but all the internet reading suggested buying more because they sometimes die…but now we have...
  7. Miraco Lilfount 5-Gallon

    Miraco Lilfount 5-Gallon

    Insulated waterer option heating unit can be purchased for the winter.
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  8. Rooster Booster Vitamins & Electrolytes with Lactobaccillus

    Rooster Booster Vitamins & Electrolytes with Lactobaccillus

    Excellent all in one product that is a must for the summer.
  9. M

    Our laying ladies suddenly stopped laying

    I was wondering if anyone knew reasons why our two laying hens would suddenly stop laying. It has been hot (low/mid 90's everyday) so I'm wondering if that may affect things? They seem healthy otherwise. We also realized one of our chickens was a rooster in the past couple of weeks so there have...
  10. H

    Duck with very hot beak and cold-ish legs?? Please help!

    Her beak has been very hot for the past few days. We believe it’s because it’s summer now, but the AC is always on and though it isn’t cool during the mornings, it’s fine at night. However, her beak is ALMOST ALWAYS hot even during nighttime. She’s panting and her beak is hot, to the point it’s...
  11. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Mid-June Molt?

    I have a flock of five hens who are all a little over 4 years old. Two of the five are starting to molt--a buff orpington and a RIR hybrid. The buff orpington had a light/mini-molt already in May, where she stopped laying for a couple of weeks and lost a small amount of feathers. This molt is...
  12. ArizonaDream

    Eggs in hot weather

    I’m sorry if this has been answered already. I’m in Arizona and temperature’s are up around 100° already and it’s only May! How long can an egg be left outside in this heat? 1 hour? 3 hours? 5 hours Thank You
  13. Featherlove23

    Cooling the coop

    It's been pretty hot where I live lately. I'm looking for ways to cool off the coop better. They only go in at night unless they go in during the day. But only locked in at night. Anyway. It's pretty warm in the coop during the day. There is lots of ventilation. But it's still warmer then I...
  14. H

    Disease or natural causes?

    Hey guys. I have had three hens die in the last three weeks. I am trying to decide if there is something going around my flocks (I have three flocks that live alongside each other) or if these are isolated cases of natural causes. One big consideration right now is the temperature which has been...
  15. T

    Dark, dry, hard waddle in summer no known cause

    Chicken was fine yesterday. Chicken now has a dark hard dry waddle. Chicken is acting fine eating drinking etc. No changes To the chickens behavior other than the lesion on the waddle
  16. Lemon-Drop

    Challenge Me! Lemon-Drops Summer Challenges

    It’s pretty simple: In this thread, I want to be challenged by all of you! I will be completing the challenges that are given to me, along with taking pictures. The rules: No inappropriate challenges I will try and complete all challenges, but will not if they: a) put my or someone else’s...
  17. 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...
  18. Hot Climate Chicken Housing and Care

    Hot Climate Chicken Housing and Care

    I live in North Carolina, the Steamy Southeast of the USA where from June through early September we frequently see 95-95 weather -- 95F and 95% humidity -- and summer nighttime lows may not dip below 70F for weeks. Most chicken-keeping advice is aimed at people in temperate areas with...
  19. luckysamara199

    How to keep your chicken flock cool during summer

    Hello, it’s been very hot lately and I’d like to share a few of my favorite ways to keep my chickens cool during this hot weather. My first suggestion would be full their water with ice cubes. Cold Watermelon is also a good one. Cold watermelon can boost their energy and keep them cooler. Frozen...
  20. Easy chicken slushie recipe!

    Easy chicken slushie recipe!

    We are in summer now, and we try to make our chickens as comfortable as possible in the heat. There are many ways we try to do this. Visit this topic of the week thread, naming ways to keep your chickens cool in summer. I will show you my way, chicken slushies! We have all heard of slushies, a...
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