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  1. Muscovy Wunda

    Hot hot hot

    So here in Australia we have started a heck of a heat wave, an entire week over 40 degrees Celsius, and from Wednesday to Friday here it will be atleast 46 degrees Celsius (114 Fahrenheit). What are your best tips at keeping your flock cool? Last year we had a sprinkler under their favourite...
  2. KLIL

    How do you keep your flock cool?

    Hi everyone, We are just about to hit Summer here and it is already starting to get extremely hot during the days. I feel that Summer is going to be a really hot one. Just wanted to start getting prepared for it. How do you keep your flock cool in the warmer seasons?
  3. RainForestBird

    Surplus of Eggs in Summer

    My ducks and chickens don't know that its Summer and nobody is buying hatching eggs. So I have a surplus of eggs and for the last 2 weeks very little orders. I normally run a brisk business (for me, I'm retired) in fertile eggs for hatching. I wonder if people know that you can still incubate...
  4. Sunshine Flock

    Chickens and extreme heat

    We're in the midst of a heat wave here in California. The temperatures have been around 110° and sometimes higher. I just came across an Instagram post by a woman whose hen may succumb to heat stress. She's doing everything she can: cool dips in a bucket, food soaked in water, a wet towel...
  5. Sundevill11

    Summer Heat: When should I be worried?

    It's currently 102 degrees with 32% humidity in my region. The forecast for tomorrow is 105 degrees. At what temperature should I be worried that my ducks could be at risk for heat-related injuries? The list below highlights precautions that have been taken. -Coop is well shaded. -Pool/Tub is...
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    • ducks heat hot summer temperature
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    • Forum: Ducks
  6. orangesplash

    I am sick of this....NEEEEEED HELLLLLPPP please

    Please i need help. i am on the verge of tears. there is something wrong somewhere that i havent figured out. why on earth does the following happen? :- 1- my 1.5 to 3 months old different ages of chicks are perfectly fine and in the morning they are found dead. 2-there is no sign of diseases...
  7. Evelyn's Mom

    Coop exhaust fan help?

    My coop is HOT and with almost daily storms I can't leave it all wide open all day and night. I'm working on making "awnings" over the windows to keep out rain but let in the breeze...my question is about coop exhaust fans. I found a great one by J&D Mfg, for about $150 ( to my door) but if I...
  8. jsullivan704

    Hot weather, how to keep them cool?

    I have two ducks, and two geese. This weekend we are getting really high temps for where I live, enough that I don’t even want to walk outside. They have two pools and fresh water all day, is there anything else I can do for them just so they aren’t miserable? Or will the pools be fine? Also...
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    • ducks geese heat snacks summer
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    • Forum: Ducks
  9. LordDuckWings

    3-Layer Duck Bath Bombs!

    The title may sound odd, but its a very good treat to give to your ducks! Instructions: 1.Have a small circular plastic container 2. Chop up romaine lettuce into tiny bits, and place at bottom of container. 3. Pour cold water on top, only covering the lettuce, and put in freezer until it is rock...
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    • ducks food health summer treats
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    • Forum: Ducks
  10. dayers1109

    Chicks dying at time of hatching.

    I have a broody hen that did a really nice job hatching out and raising a few chicks early last fall. This spring she was sitting on a few eggs then left and started sitting on eggs on another nest. The eggs she abandoned had partially developed dead chicks when we opened them. Today she of...
  11. dayers1109

    Chicks dying at time of hatching.

    I have a broody hen that did a really nice job hatching out and raising a few chicks early last fall. This spring she was sitting on a few eggs then left and started sitting on eggs on another nest. The eggs she abandoned had partially developed dead chicks when we opened them. Today she of...
  12. Keeperoflock

    Hot Weather, Treats and Nutrition.... Idea

    My chickens are 15 weeks old and I live in central Indiana. The heat indecies are in the low 100's for the past 3 days with a welcomed break coming hopefully tomorrow. I was reading on another thread about feeding frozen treats on hot days (which I have been giving frozen watermelon) and...
  13. Hopethehen

    Help! Hen breathing weird...

    I have four hens, two a year old, but for the other two it’s their first summer! One of them seems fine, but my other (chocolate orpington) seems to be breathing really badly!! She’s panting nonstop, and I gave her grass and she ‘ate’ it but it came back up and she started coughing... she’s...
  14. Katu

    How to keep a dog cool In the summer time?

    Today, A blast of heat has hit our country. Our dog Has been panting all day even when we gave her ice-cold water. Any tips to keep her cool?
  15. Saaniya

    Big thank you to BYC members Finally Relief from heat

    Hello , Me & my rooster struggling in hot humid summer of India and I was noticing them holding wings out open beak ..now I'm finally in relief after reading getting tons of suggestions I finally installed a standing fan close to my rooster box I already have ceiling fan in their room but...
  16. Saaniya

    Water spray fountain for chickens

    Hey guys .. It's been so so hot here in new Delhi from 2-3 days about 37-40C My roosters were badly panting they seems heat hardy as they feel comfortable in 29C but yesterday holding their wings out beaks open I was aware it's overheating ..it was 37 So my dad arranged a Spray shower for...
  17. 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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  18. johnlockealderson

    Chanteclers in the Texas Summer?

    Greetings, New to this forum and new to owning chickens. I just got my first two chicks, a White Chantecler and a Rhode Island White, both of which, I was told at the feed store, will do fine in the Texas summer. Now after some internet and byc sleuthing, I'm finding several posts on...
  19. Saaniya

    Temperature Question

    Hello guys , I'm really very curious about temperature as this is the first Summer of my Cockerels with Full Feathers .. Like everyone know I live in New Delhi India its getting warm in the day now .. I noticing the thermometer now yesterday temperature was 70F in the night its 68F now in the...
  20. K

    Ducks napping all day

    It seems that my two hens are napping damn near all day. Should I be worried about this behavior? They still take time to forage and bathe in their pool, but it seems that their naps are getting more frequent. Could this be due to the sudden heat? I live in Southern Louisiana and summer has...
    • Kayducks
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    • duck ducks heat naps sleeping summer waterfowl
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
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