11 Ways to Keep Chickens Cool in the Heat of Summer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
- Over 95 F ( 35*C) degress, chickens are in danger and prone to getting heat stroke. This video includes 11 things you can do to help your chickens through the hottest months. I include a few recipes including an electrolyte solution, Ayurvedic Buttermilk, and explain how to make cactus water. Be sure to watch everything until the end.
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1. Dark Shade.
The first consideration before getting chickens is to build your coop so that it provides dark shade during the summer months. Dark shade is very important. We built our coop under this tree, but the tree is not enough, so we built this roof to give them even more shade. If it is very hot outside, any sun shining on the chickens will increase the temperature.
2. Breed
Before you get chickens, research breeds that can do well in the heat, and the breeds that are built for the cold. Be sure to get the chickens that do well in hot climates.
3. Water
-More than one source: Make sure there is more than one source of freshwater, and check it often. Chickens love clean fresh water, and don't like to drink it when it gets murky.
-Shallow Dishes: Keep a few shallow dishes, or a small kids pool filled with water so they can choose to keep their feet in the water. It is important to have water in different areas of the c oop.
-Poultry Electrolytes: You can put chicken electrolytes in one water, and keep the others fresh to give them options.
4. Frozen jugs
Keep old jugs for freezing. These can be the old laundry detergent jug, or a used milk jug. Have several of these ready, and put them in the coop area as soon as the weather gets to 90 or above. The chickens will learn that they can lay and stand on these jugs. The temperature around the jugs is cooler. Have some ready for the day, and then bring out others when night falls so they get a good night's sleep.
5. Dig a hole.
Sitting low in some nice cool dirt is a great way for your chicken to cool off. Helping them to dig a deeper hole allows more of its body to come in contact with this natural cooling method.
6. Chicken ice cubes with electrolytes.
Make ice cubes for your chickens with the electrolyte solution or something fruity. These ice cubes were made with a little bit of powdered gatorade and a pinch of salt. They love to eat ice on a cool day, and the ice works for them to lower their body temperature.
7. Gatorade- Only if it is an emergency.
8. Cactus water
In many of the southern parts of the US, cactus grows freely. All cactus varieties are edible, and cactus has some great cooling properties.
Once all of the needles have been removed, rise the cactus and cut into pieces. Once the cactus has been cut, fill a dish with water and put the cactus pieces in the water. Immediately it will begin to create a jelly- like consistency. Cactus grows in dry and hot climates and can survive with little water, since it comes from such a climate, it is made up of cooling properties to withstand those elements. This water is cooling for the chickens, and for people too.
9. Chicken popsicles. You can make these yourself, do not add sugar. These are made with some papaya blended in the blended with water and a pinch of salt.
1 cup of papaya + water.
10. Poultry electrolytes water solution- if you have a chicken in particular who is suffering from the heat, this mixture can be given to it with a dropper if it is not drinking on its own. This solution is also good to put in their water if it is very very hot outside and you observe the chickens panting.
This solution is: 1 teaspoon of sugar. 1/8th teaspoon of salt, 1/8 teaspoon of potassium chloride, and 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda.
IF the chicken is dehydrated and will not drink on its own, use some warm water to dissolve the solution, because it will be less of a shock to its body. Be sure to test the temperature of the water on your wrist like the temperature of food for a baby to make sure it is a good temperature.
11. Water Misters. Water and moisture is not good for chickens. Extra moisture can cause a number of funguses to grow and sicknesses to appear. Be sure the chickens have two options: and can choose between being directly underneath the misters, or away from the misters.
12. Ayurvedic Buttermilk.
This drink can give your chickens an Instant Re-hydration during a hot summer's day. The mixture of salt and water, cumin and cilantro, is an electrolyte drink which replenishes what the body needs immediately during the heat of summer.
1/2 cup of buttermilk, 1/2 cup of water. 1/4 teaspoon of cumin. Handful of cilantro.
The refreshing and soothing nature of buttermilk and spice provides calcium and will improve digestive system health. This recipe also restores the beneficial intestinal bacteria, aiding digestion.
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Just got our first chickens and am binge watching videos for tips on keeping chickens. This was by far the most informative video I have come across. Thank you so much for sharing every thing you know!!!!!
how are they doing so far?
I use the frozen jugs, because of your video! They seem to really appreciate it, have never seen this tip anywhere else.
This was a super helpful video
Great ideas, extra special presentation, (too cute!) Loved your sincerity and obviously, your chickens love you!
Thank you so much for your kinds words. I hope you have a great day. 🥰
OMG THOSE CHICKENS ARE SO CUTE!
Chickens are very under appreciated by humans. They are quite sensitive and amazing beings.
I see those familiar rock walls of the desert southwest...and the rocks alongside the sidewalk for xeriscaping! Used to live in West Texas ... for many decades and still have family there. The potential for high heat that runs day after day after week is not funny. Thanks for sharing these great tips. . Also saw another TH-camr who recommends placing water in a large insulated jug ... Like you see at construction sites .. with an added water nipple for the chickens to access the water, and always include ice in the water to maintain cold temps all day.
Thank you - Great idea with the insulated jug cause chickens will NOT drink warm water on hot days. Even tho it looks like they have lots of clean water if they are not drinking it refresh it & add big blocks of ice if you don’t have an insulated cooler set up.
I just got chickens 2 days ago! During a heat wave at that! This helped tremendously! Thanks for sharing!👍🏻🙏🏻
YES! How exciting! what kinds are they?
Long Island reds! Free n they are so sweet n gentle! Good for beginners I’m told!
Thanks for sharing the tips. Looking on how to keep my new chicks cooler this summer!
This helped me sooo much! I live in TX so It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo helpful!
Those are some happy, spoiled chickens!❤❤❤
Thank you for providing some tips I have never seen before! I live in TX and it was 90 yesterday and I was really worried about the girls. I love the idea of the frozen jugs to put in their run and coop. I am going to try that buttermilk recipe for sure. I also never thought of digging a better hole for them. Great video!
Thank you for posting these great ideas. Your chickens look good. . My hen is nine years old & looks a little ratty but she still lays once in a while. I used several of your wonderful tips today.
Wonderful video-very informative🤗 Thank you!
Frozen green peas,fruits chopped up and 1/4 inch watermelon juice o er it.mine love it
Peas are bad for chickens in the summer. To high in sugar causing heat. Only in the winter
I learned a lot from you little one. Thank you for sharing. Your love to care for your pets says a great dill about you. God bless.
What a helpful video! Thanks for sharing! So hot here right now!
this was so helpful, thank you!
Excellent tips 👍
Glad you think so!
Solar ac ported directly into coop and maybe a solar fan under the coop
I had one die today at 91°. The heat index was 100. She had been pouting in the coop. I put a skirt on her because the mail was tearing all of her feathers out and she had a large bare patch. I feel bad for putting it on her, but I didn't think she was in any danger. The Broody hen who was hanging out with her was fine, I think because she was going outside to drink from the water. It didn't seem like the one that died was dehydrated, but she was not going outside for very long periods where it was cooler. The other one was hanging outside more even though she was brooding. From now on, instead of putting a skirt on them, I will separate them from the male.
Don’t blame yourself, she might have been avoiding the rooster or she might have had health issues.
Our chickens have been lost to no apparent cause & some live super long lives. We have a hen who is 9+ & still lays once in a while.
Great video ! Lots of mutual love going on there....🤩. I live in central FL and just got 6 baby hens amonth ago. I'm working to make the coop/ shed cool enough for them until they're old wenough to free range. Great tips, I will def use them .Thaks so much
Quite good concepts 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for your comment. Stay healthy!
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I loved this video and your helpful ideas!
Thank You for great information 👍🇨🇦🕊🍀
Good job girlie thank you so so much for the information we just got for chickens 2 months ago and then another four chickens two weeks ago so we’re going to be introducing the two flock together as soon as the small ones can go outside and that’s gonna be right around summertime when it’s super hot outside I didn’t know if I was going to need to bring all eight chickens in the house lol or what I should do so this video is super helpful. Thank you so much.
GREAT VIDEO..THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE INFO!!!!❤❤❤❤❤🐓
Nice
Love freezing bottles of water. Could you freeze a block of ice and put it and a fan in coop to cool down
Excellent video
Thanks for the visit
Helpful Tips ! 🥰
That’s a white Ameraucana I have a bunch of those
She's telling the others not to even think about hopping up there
Good info,,
thank you. good luck.
It would be better to use a real salt like redmonds real salt or a pink Himalayan sea salt intead of morton lite salt and i use honey instead of white sugar😮
Just a couple things I do.
Can you use cilantro spice instead of fresh?
Please tell me what kind of chicken you eon your shoulder I have one that looks just like yours ❤️🗝️🇺🇸😊
Why salt??
Fans?
NIce! Good ideas, except for the salt. Chickens dont sweat and salt can build up in the kidneys. Check with a vet before adding things to any to an animals diet. There's a reason feed makers have spend billions of dollars figuring out how to keep livestock productive and healthy through nutrition specific to each species.
Salt is an Important Nutrient for Poultry
By Anne Lichtenwalner, DVM Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension,
“Most chickens need between 0.12% to 0.2% sodium in the diet. If measured as NaCl or “salt,” it should be 0.4-0.6%.”…
Arm& hammer is not a brand you want to use it's not safe!😖
Funny I buy arm and hammer the brand to wash clothing
I just throw my chickens in the freezer for 5 min! 😂