New Brahma Group: Blue Partridge x Partridge, Plus Dark

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speckledhen

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ColtHandorf said:
It's been over 100 here for over two weeks. No rain in about two months. It was 108 this weekend. It's 104 today. No temps in the 14 day forecast below 101. and no rain of course. I've been running a sprinkler on them in the evenings to give them cool dirt to dust down into. I can't wait for it to cool off. It's so hot the eggs are incubating in the nest box without hens setting on them. I've had babies hatching on day 16 in the incubator while still being turned. The ones that hatched yesterday weren't supposed to start until Sunday.
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I hear you. Even here, we were in the mid 90's for a few days with heat indices from 101-103*. Humidity is no joke in the South. At my elevation, we rarely see temps in the 90's, but humidity makes all of them hard to handle. I myself wilt in summer heat. I hate summer, to be honest.
ColtHandorf said:
I've had a lot of younger birds drop dead for no reason. And I lost my tufted Araucana rooster.
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NO! I'm so sorry! I expected some of my old ones to drop in the heat. Today, it's much cooler, catching a break, thankfully.
Auntiejessi3 said:
My ladies aren't either! I came home from work yesterday to find my 6 month old FBCM dead of heat stroke:(
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I'm so sorry! That's horrid. I haven't lost any to heat yet, but when they are as old as some of mine are, you sort of expect the extra stress will do them in. Chickens can handle cold so much better than extreme heat.
 
1muttsfan

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My sister lives in Dallas and says the heat has been brutal this year. We, on the other hand, are cool this year - it was 48 degrees this morning.

I almost lost my oldest Delaware hen today - my cousin came to visit, and when she got here let her high prey drive dog out, who promptly raced out back and pounced on the hen, who was as usual toddling around in the yard with the flock. They all ran into the woods and we caught the dog, and eventually everyone returned. The hen has some cuts and a big bald patch on her back, and looks a little sore, but I think she will be Ok. Slathered her with bag balm.
 
speckledhen

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I don't tolerate brats misbehaving here around my animals. I don't like people bringing their dogs here. If they do, they'll have to pass my sign just outside my driveway that says "Dogs Harassing Livestock May Be Shot". That should give them pause.
My son lived here temporarily between homes with his two large dogs, but he had them under complete control all the time. They're very sweet, but they had never seen chickens before, a husky mix and a white German Shepherd. Not even a close call. I was nervous about them living here, but he knows how much I love my chickens and my husband adores that cat.
 

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