Debbie, I lost 5 birds before I began soaking a section of the pen with
water so they could lay on the cool/wet ground. I also put a tarp over the
wet section so it wouldn't dry out quickly. Haven't lost a bird since I did
that.
Noreen Dunlap
Cockers On The Ridge
The Ridge Brittanys
www.ontheridge.net
Gore VA
"The man who said it couldn't be done should get out of the way of the woman
who's doing it."
-----Original Message-----
From: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Debbie Adams
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:10 PM
To: Chickens 101
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Too hot for chicks?
Its been in the high 90s and over 100 here in Northern Virginia. All
my birds have bowls of fresh water that I change daily and of course
plenty of food. My back yard is shaded with trees. I have 6 week old
chicks out with my flock. They're in a fenced in area with 4 month
old birds. Out of the dozen chicks, I have, over the course of
several days, found 4 dead. Not a mark or sign of injury on any of
them.... its as if they just lay down and die. Not another bird in my
flock shows any sign of illness. These are chicks I hatched myself
from my own eggs. I assume its the heat? Are younger birds less able
to handle heat than the older birds?
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Debbie Adams
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