tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post8132129364698795960..comments2023-10-25T01:28:45.644-07:00Comments on Sunny Simple Life: How to Keep Chickens Cool in Hot Summer TemperaturesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-18925971346684942112012-07-15T11:35:49.639-07:002012-07-15T11:35:49.639-07:00Those chickens must be pretty happy that they live...Those chickens must be pretty happy that they live with YOU :)Debra at HOMESPUN: http://www.thehomespun.com https://www.blogger.com/profile/11413815687204893512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-87613152646664498362012-07-13T21:56:07.284-07:002012-07-13T21:56:07.284-07:00I love hearing about your chickens :)
Hope it cool...I love hearing about your chickens :)<br />Hope it cools off ~Micupofteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681897135304690115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-68486729536892491992012-07-13T11:07:24.852-07:002012-07-13T11:07:24.852-07:00you are taking care of your chickens! yes..it is ...you are taking care of your chickens! yes..it is so hot here too..I don't even want the kids to play outside!<br />the heat wave will soon be over!momto8https://www.blogger.com/profile/13964950285763339907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-34874009244686454602012-07-13T05:00:06.127-07:002012-07-13T05:00:06.127-07:00Good job, chicken mama :)Good job, chicken mama :)SImple and Serene Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08390085017238133076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-75297334211186468132012-07-12T21:03:06.998-07:002012-07-12T21:03:06.998-07:00car loan
Great job chicken mama. You did wonderfu...<a href="http://financefunding.dinstudio.com/diary_1_3.html" rel="nofollow">car loan</a><br /><br />Great job chicken mama. You did wonderful with taking care of your girls from the heat. Now, I think I would love to be chicken mama too. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-913293664902225492012-07-12T20:49:05.292-07:002012-07-12T20:49:05.292-07:00What a great idea for keeping "the girls"...What a great idea for keeping "the girls" cool. xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-79491570862762010282012-07-12T16:52:54.243-07:002012-07-12T16:52:54.243-07:00I think I have my hubby talked into getting chicke...I think I have my hubby talked into getting chickens! I'm learning alot! Sounds like you have pretty lucky chickens to have you so attentive to them!<br /><br />TammyTammy ~ Country Girl at Home ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15357964198971943168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-85866843034195694052012-07-12T16:46:07.519-07:002012-07-12T16:46:07.519-07:00Wow, you sound on top of the situation. My cousin,...Wow, you sound on top of the situation. My cousin, who raises chickens for the past year on their farm, actually brought some of her hens into the house ... I'm going to send her your link so she can read what you did to help your chicks through the heat. Thanks for the info. MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-78693258466845008812012-07-12T15:36:19.977-07:002012-07-12T15:36:19.977-07:00You take good care of your girls.. We also have ab...You take good care of your girls.. We also have about 16 chickens an 1 rooster.. We had triple digit heat in the afternoons here for about a week.. It was horrible.. Everyday I made sure they had a bath to go in..Hope the heat wave breaks for you soon!<br />Robyn :)Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290535091183945602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-32043038242786119082012-07-12T14:46:02.264-07:002012-07-12T14:46:02.264-07:00You take superb care of your girls, Elaine! I wish...You take superb care of your girls, Elaine! I wish I could get some. You have to have a special permit here. And right now, I couldn't hobble outside to care for them anyway...<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-42931030783344005772012-07-12T13:52:21.729-07:002012-07-12T13:52:21.729-07:00You can call them an investment, but I am quite su...You can call them an investment, but I am quite sure they are also pets :) <br /><br />Great ideas to keep the little darlings cool!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847481653550841384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-80042037434621705892012-07-12T12:55:02.404-07:002012-07-12T12:55:02.404-07:00Elaine, your chickens are lucky to have such an at...Elaine, your chickens are lucky to have such an attentive momma (er, investor). I would guess the big chicken farms must have a/c in their places during heat like you are experiencing. The misters sound like good ideas! AnnThe Boston Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211110867604264641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-36194402451405422832012-07-12T11:21:01.753-07:002012-07-12T11:21:01.753-07:00I do that too, and we added a mister to the garden...I do that too, and we added a mister to the garden area, since it uses little water and was cheap $8.00! It's also great when you're doing garden work. We try to conserve water since we're in high desert, and it keeps the water bill down...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-50193804303083240232012-07-12T09:04:12.338-07:002012-07-12T09:04:12.338-07:00It is awful...this heat. You have great ideas to k...It is awful...this heat. You have great ideas to keep the chickies cool.Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-6045125340592820682012-07-12T09:00:59.010-07:002012-07-12T09:00:59.010-07:00I've been watering down the run on hot days an...I've been watering down the run on hot days and mine seem to be fine. They were used to an overheated, overcrowded barn and my have developed a tolerance for it. You take really good care of you feathered friends! ~ MaureenMaureen Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717877610585066150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-38836616433426843492012-07-12T08:48:03.678-07:002012-07-12T08:48:03.678-07:00Wow! They're a lot of work...like having kids...Wow! They're a lot of work...like having kids! LOL! Even my dogs aren't that much trouble. But then the dogs come inside to the ac with me and they're never going to give me any eggs! LOL! I don't imagine you want the chickens inside though. We had triple digits but now we're staying in the 90's and without the humidity it's tolerable but I'm not out there working in it either. I go out early or late and water.Sam I Am......https://www.blogger.com/profile/17358633233189452832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-47283985297543453422012-07-12T08:44:26.084-07:002012-07-12T08:44:26.084-07:00We know that the chickens are no investment...they...We know that the chickens are no investment...they are your babies and pets!! and naturally you are caring for them like that...I am sure in chicken love, they are crazy about you!!Ceekay-THINKIN of HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111241316745923019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-80215467483332280782012-07-12T08:38:20.748-07:002012-07-12T08:38:20.748-07:00Will be checking out that electrolytes recipe, too...Will be checking out that electrolytes recipe, too! Who knew - my chickens love to mess around in the water, too, and dig holes in the mud to lay in! I feel your pain in this heat! We get that nearly every year here in Texas!Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741431727993692456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-59487416390134021152012-07-12T08:31:58.278-07:002012-07-12T08:31:58.278-07:00ha! I love these ideas... my chickens too, like to...ha! I love these ideas... my chickens too, like to lie down in the cool dirt under the shade trees. <br />I hadn't thought of electrolytes in the water. Going there to check out the recipe...thanks! <br /><br />PatPatricia @ 9th and Denverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786692442689958889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-80060914701540170662012-07-12T07:55:35.163-07:002012-07-12T07:55:35.163-07:00You are a good chicken Mama! I sometimes set a mi...You are a good chicken Mama! I sometimes set a mister up for them. But they have lots of shade here. If they are in distress, I put them in cool water.<br />XO KrisKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15578853096888320012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-53118539983836872582012-07-12T07:19:05.845-07:002012-07-12T07:19:05.845-07:00oh I forgot to say, I hope your dreadfully hot tem...oh I forgot to say, I hope your dreadfully hot temperatures end soon, it must be horrid to try and work in this heat, does your husband work outside? If so tell him I will try and send some cool Northern Ontario air your way, our temperatures are hot too though but our hot is nothing like your hot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-45899983101142377642012-07-12T07:17:14.870-07:002012-07-12T07:17:14.870-07:00you are a wonderful chicken momma, I show my husba...you are a wonderful chicken momma, I show my husband photos of your chickens when ever you post them, its such a refreshing treat to this old farmers eyes,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com