Quoting Mark Twain, “If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes.” Temperatures this week ranged from triple digit highs to lows in the 50s, nutty even by New England standards.
My flock ordinarily free-ranges, but with temperatures in triple digits, I kept them confined to the run for because it’s cooler than walking around in the sun. The run has everything they need: The Chicken Fountain serving up cold, fresh water, the mister providing 15-20°F lower temps, Grandpa’s Feeder for convenient access to food and plenty of cool, sand for dust-bathing.
Blaze’s recovery continues as twice daily I pack his wattle and earlobe with antibiotic-soaked gauze. Barbie was supervising this particular day. ☺
Brutus & Portia (Seramas) have discovered one another, Portia having hatched a few months later than Brutus.
Brutus standing sentry at the mulch bed the hens have claimed as a dust bathing location.
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Quoting Mark Twain, “If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes.” Temperatures this week ranged from triple digit highs to lows in the 50s, nutty even by New England standards.
My flock ordinarily free-ranges, but with temperatures in triple digits, I kept them confined to the run for because it’s cooler than walking around in the sun. The run has everything they need: The Chicken Fountain serving up cold, fresh water, the mister providing 15-20°F lower temps, Grandpa’s Feeder for convenient access to food and plenty of cool, sand for dust-bathing.
Blaze’s recovery continues as twice daily I pack his wattle and earlobe with antibiotic-soaked gauze. Barbie was supervising this particular day. ☺
Brutus & Portia (Seramas) have discovered one another, Portia having hatched a few months later than Brutus.
Brutus standing sentry at the mulch bed the hens have claimed as a dust bathing location.
I've been eying The Chicken Fountain for a while now. I'd love to win one! :)
Soooo happy Blaze is feeling better. Love the watering fountain. Bet that would be just the thing for SC chickies.
Great photos! I'm glad the temps are a little better for all of us (on the East coast), down to Maryland, anyway! We lost one of our three month old chicks to the heat during one night. We were trying everything to keep them cool but I guess temps were just too high.Saw your Facebook post question about the rooster attacks. They can be pretty scary. I had a really bad one a couple of months ago. I think everyone should know they are dangerous because of infection and should not be taken lightly. I was on intravenous antibiotics and… Read more »
That would solve my problem of the ducks messing up the chickens clean water.
I love the way you have your buildings set up. Are they all for your chickens? I especially love the flower boxes up at the top of the run. Are they planted in gutters or flower boxes? I also love the individual pictures of all your chickens! Glad to hear and see that Blaze is responding to your TLC! I look forward to seeing more posts by you!