Summer Heat Busters for Chickens
Someone turned the heat on this past week! With temperatures in the 90s and heat warnings well over 100 degrees out here in Eastern Iowa, it’s important to keep your chickens cool Here are some summer heat busters for chickens Did you know that the summer heat is harder on chickens than the winter cold? If it’s sweltering where you are, here are a few quick ways to make sure that your chickens stay cool
Lots of water
Fresh, cold water during hot weather is so important not only for chickens, but for all of your animals Make sure that waterers
How to Keep Chickens Cool in the Heat
One Memorial Day weekend, an unexpected heat wave slammed the upper Midwest All-time temperature records shattered as the mercury climbed near 100 degrees Hardly a breeze stirred, and clouds of gnats swarmed every warm-blooded creature that ventured outside The combination proved deadly: the heat and gnats together killed a number of backyard chickens, including four of one keeper’s flock The lesson is a hard but important one Chickens tolerate cold far better than heat, and a sudden hot spell can be genuinely dangerous Here’s how to help your flock survive the heat, whether it arrives on schedule or catches