Dealing with the heat

Our 10 point plan for dealing with the heat & Stressed Chickens

1. Make sure they have plenty clean water to drink
2. Make sure they have plenty clean water to drink
3. Make sure they have shade
4. Make sure where they dust bathe is clean and ideally with some DE powder in it
5. Make sure where they lay their eggs are mite free, eg dust nesting boxes with DE
6. Make sure the coop is free of red mite - check under perches daily!
7. Make sure they have plenty of water to drink!
8. Add multivitamins to their water - this has improved our birds considerably.
9. Open as many vents in your coops as possible
10. and of course Make sure they have plenty of clean water to drink!!!!!