Keeping Your Flock Cool

Hot Chicks: How to Keep Your Backyard Flock Cool When the Sun’s on Full Blast

Summer: the season of sun, sweat, and suspiciously judgmental stares from your chickens as they roast like feathery marshmallows in the backyard While you’re sipping iced tea in the shade, your flock is out there wondering if this is how rotisserie begins Fear not, fellow chicken tender (pun absolutely intended)—here’s your guide to keeping your birds cool, comfortable, and cluckin’ through the heatwave

  1. Shade: Because Chickens Don’t Do Sunglasses

First things first—give your chickens some shady real