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.
My girls would love a fountain in their run! Please enter me and thanks for all the great articles, as a first timer, you have been and continue to be a great resource for me!!
we tried to make our own…but our chickens refused it :( we're going to try again come fall (when it's not super hot and we're worried they're going to make themselves sick) and hopefully they'll take to it!
you do post the most AMAZING pictures, lol ive seen the Olympic strech but have never had my camera, wonderful timing!. i would love to have one of these waters, i believe my girls would benefit too! thanks for ALL YOU DO!
Would love to win this waterer. My girls have taken to sitting on their waterer and of course poop ends up in it…
Love looking at all your pictures and reading all your info on raising chickens:)