Heat Kills Chickens

Heat kills chickens but flock owners can protect their birds by taking a lesson from Theodore Roosevelt

 

When an intense heat wave descended on New York City in the summer of 1896 millions of people lived crammed together in tenements Around 1500 died from the extreme heat Roosevelt was then a little-known police commissioner who did two things that saved human lives

 

He ordered the fire department to spray water in the streets and on tenement buildings  It lowered the temperature a few degrees And, ice In that era before refrigeration, tenement dwellers couldn’t afford to buy ice Roosevelt gave them

How to Help Your Flock Beat the Heat

Welcome to June, everyone! Summer is here and we couldn’t be more excited! I’ve said this before that one of the best things about living in Minnesota is being able to experience all four seasons

I get asked fairly often if it ever gets warm in Minnesota The answer is yes! In fact, the temperature forecast for this week is the 80’s and 90’s! And, due to the fact that we’re the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”,