Caring for Chickens in the Extreme Summer Heat

Learn some best practices to keep your chickens happy & healthy through the high temperatures through the summer in Texas. I was surprised to learn last Fall in some chicken groups/meetings locally, how many people lost multiple chickens in the summer.

6:14 Find the Chicken Thermos Nipple Waterer here...
http://amzn.to/1sUMaf0

What to expect in the Summer....
• Eat Less
• Drink More
• Keep in Shade
• Forage Less
• Stop Laying eggs

Keeping the Chickens comfortable....
Give space to sleep
• Vent out Heat & Moisture
• Place Coop in Shade
• Roof some of the Run
• Face the Rising Sun
• Good Air Flow with Windows & Fans
• Keep Manure Removed from Coop

MUST ALWAYS HAVE CLEAN, FRESH, COOL WATER
-add electrolytes
-NO apple cider vinegar in the summer months

I used this Chicken Nipple Waterer that I found below here...
http://amzn.to/1sUMaf0


Feeding Chicken in the Summer....
NO CORN nor SCRATCH
• Layer feed (free choice)
• Melons
• Berries (freeze)
• Leafy Greens

Signs of Overheating....
• Gasping
• Labored Panting
• Not Moving
• Lethargic
• Staggering
• Constant wing spreading


Music: Cattails by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com
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