How to Keep Chickens Cool in the Summer 

use 1 gal jugs of water. freeze them in the jug. no wet mess, no wasted water

I think this is great, if I was a chicken I want live with you, I think people who take very good care of their animals have amazing souls😁

your a good man .we should take care of all animals . all it takes is time and effort

I don't have chickens, and I don't know how I got to this video, but this genius. Pure genius. This could work for camping.

all good stuff! We all want our girls happy! ! ! . I just watched a video where a guy puts bricks in water, the birds stand/sit on the bricks , the water seeps up the pores and it keeps them cool...

No, not at all excessive. I live in the desert and we get up to 120. I love this idea! I love the fact that you care, it looks easy and doesn’t cost much. I’ll be adding this system to the coop I’m building. Great idea! Thank you so much for sharing. Happy chickens are the best chickens

I think that's the greatest idea ever!! When I think of the cruel things that people do to chickens it makes me sick so this is a blessing to see someone that actually cares about their animals, and I don't care what kind of animals they are, they all suffer from a lot of the same things we do like the Heat!! May God bless you and your family ❤️😃🙏 I also agree with one of your other posts that everyone should take care of all animals!! Again may God bless you and your family ❤️🙏

Practical solution. But I believe that if you would pull the air that you are forcing over the ice from under the coop where you are cooling the chickens, you will be using air of lesser temperature and therefore your ice should last longer. Just a thought.

I think it is wonderful. I have 10 pet chickens. I love my chickens, so I do everything I can to make them happy. Your comments are positive ones, and good job.

I LOVE THAT YOU DID THAT!!!!! I utterly spoil my chickens.... all they do is give us beautiful eggs EVERY DAY and they need to be cared for!

You treat your animals well. That is a good thing. They are just chickens, but they are living things and deserve the best care possible..

Thank you so much for posting this. It is an excellent idea and not excessive at all. My husband and I have always felt that if we are going to have animals, then it is our responsibility to take the best care possible of them we can. We are building a new coop this summer and we will be making one of these as well. Keep up the good work!

Don't let the haters bring you down! I do the same thing with my chickens, I'm also in fl.. it gets really hot for them. When they start panting that's when they are to hot. You can also hose them down with water and also put big pans of water in they run area. When they get to hot they will stop laying eggs.

I love that you take good care of your chickens! We do, too. They have feelings like us.

This is great! My chickens have actually not started laying because it is so hot here in GA. Definitely going to include this in my new chicken coop.

Love this so much!! 👏🏻🙌🏻You are an awesome chicken keeper!! I live in south Texas and it’s crazy hot. My girls even stopped laying due to the heat. I freeze ltr and 1/2 gallon bottles put them out with battery powered fans to keep them cool…They lay right next to them and after one day they started laying again!! The plus is they are not suffering!!! No animal should period. My freezer is full with them so I can change them out regularly. Love this idea! Gonna have to show my hubby.😁

Hooray for you. Great man with empathy.

I have same setup, but mine is recirculating drawing in air from cool coop using 2(1-inlet 1-outlet) inline boat exhaust blowers with rotary speed controllers. Is solar with 1 battery for evening use. When my rooster is done playing in water he will stand in front with wings spread bobbing head.

You are awesome to care so well for your chickens

You are a compassionate good person. Thank you for the tips!

Hey, just wanted to comment on this older video and say thank you for the idea. My wife and I want to get some hens like I had when I was a kid, but didn't want to subject them to 100+ degree texas weather. Fantastic idea, not excessive at all, and thank you!

Wow, this is awesome! It totally makes sense. I’ve got to find your video on how you made this. We’re in the south and the heat gets unbearable. The heat index has been hovering around 100 - 107* and we do everything we can think of to cool our chickens off. It usually works but the one hen in particular seems to pant more than the others so that’s why I’m on your channel. By the way, your coop is beautiful!

This is great, we live in SW Florida and it’s May and it’s been so HOT, I literally check on my chickens non stop. My husband and I have been considering putting in a window AC and running it off solar to help keep them cool. I figure if I can get the coop and run area 20 degrees cooler than the outside temp that should help a ton. I really like you’re ice and cooler method though, especially for the run, thank you for caring about your chickens,

Yes you’re awesome! If people are really hating on you for making your chickens comfortable and preventing them from having a heat stroke they are evil and shouldn’t own animals to begin with

Nope not foolish! You have a good heart my hat off to you ill be doing the same thing when preparing the back yard for chickens in the sunny side of Florida. 👍👍

Look at that beautiful coop

I'm so glad to see I'm not alone in this!! Thanks for posting!

I love it! I am feeling bad for mine while it's so hot. I am going to do something like this plus I wanted to make a swamp cooler anyway. Keeping the girls happy is what it's all about. I also have a baby monitor in their coop so I can hear what might be going on at night. I have a very large shed which is my girls home and a 20' x 45 foot yard with bird netting over the top and a tarp over part of it for extra shade because it's all sun.

Wow! Brilliant! And what a beautiful coop! Thank you for sharing this! :-)

Great job. I'm going to ask my husband to set up a solar cooling fan for my chickens.

You can also put ice water in a shallow pan, they will stand in it. It cools their feet which in turn cools them. One thing i found out the hard way, do not hose the chicken down. It creates mold and other problems on them, a little misting is fine

Thanks so much for the video- I live in Central FL and it's May, temps in the coop are already greater than 90 degrees and it's not even " Summer" yet ! I'm trying everything I know to keep the girls cool~ your creation looks great, not sure I can pull it off. You're a good ChickenDaddy🐔🤗

You definitely have to keep chickens cool for people who think it’s not important IT IS one of mine died because it got too hot I did everything I could like giving them ice water misting them down with water and all sorts of stuff

Thank you for this video , I never thought about solar that’s a good option . It’s been getting hot here in Southern California. And I worry about my chickens . I’m my husband make this for them🐔💕

Chickens are domesticated junglefowel originating in Indiana and Sri Lanka. Hot and humid places near the equator. A dry California 100f isn't abusive.

I dont know if I will ever use this knowledge but gosh darn it, I'm sure glad I know it! There are plenty of people who point out that chickens are resilient and can tolerate large extremes, but you're right about being kind to them regardless. Great video!

Awesome, I did the same thing here in fl. I use two big blocks that I froze in my chest freezer, put a little cold water in with salt. I know why salt? It will go even cooler and last longer. Try it!! About 2 cups salt.

Love it brother! Good job. Im looking into it now. My sixchickens are laying for me now, and the Texas heat is no joke.

Right on! I am with you. When we put animals into pens or cages we take away their ability to fend for themselves. I am planning a passive geothermal system for my rabbits who cannot or will not breed when it is too hot

Very Cool! I lost one of my chickens due to heat. I need to figure out a way to cool the nesting area. Our coop has an area under the coop were its dark and cool. I soak the ground so it stays cool for the chickens.

Love this...the heat & humidity in Florida can be brutal.

Amazing job. You are a good person!

Great method for cooling your chickens!

I usually wet the floor with cold water when it gets really hot and my chicken love it. I also put ice cubes in their waterer.

Good on you mate. You're very kind. I hope to set up something similar for my wards.

cool man! you should try just freezing water bottles. Make sure and squize them a little before you put um in the freezer. This way you don't get all the humidity.

Agreed! You’re amazing and an inspiration. Thank you!

Fantastic idea!!!

Looks like a great set up!

Great video great idea ... we love our chickens.... thanks

I don’t think you are crazy.....I think that is great...I’m going to make one...thanks

Great idea. Love this video. Hope to find the how to and try this.

Brother that is genius

I am making that for my chickens!!!

Brilliant! I’m going to implement your idea for my girls

I'm gonna try the ice chest cooler for a chicken we have. I've found they can get by on hot summer days, not very comfortable for them of coarse but if the heat goes above 110-115 they will generally die of heat stroke.

Awesome

I love this!!

For anyone who wants to complain, chickens start getting heat distressed at 100° f, so yeah, no dead chickens please

Put a flat low tub of water with loads of bricks in it in the shade. The bricks will absorb the water and evaporate and cools the air above it. The chickens will love you for it as they stand and sit on the bricks. It is cheaper than your option and the heat will operate it. Just keep it filled with water but not over the brick level. The brick needs to absorb the water.

thats awesome thank you for the tips

approximately how long will those 3 blocks of ice last you? a few hours? all day?

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that was awesome. I want to get a dog but cant have em in the house cause im allergic.. im going to start gathering up the materials so when I build a dog house ill be good to go looking for a dog. thanks for posting.

What great ideas! Do I need that many locks if I am in a suburban environment? Your coop is really impressive.

that's just perfect for chikens eny were with hot weather

I like it and I use it.. the only difference is mine is inside the henhouse

❤ cool!

This is a great idea. I love it. Where did you get the fans? Thank you for sharing

Yayyy i love it.

This is nice! Have you ever tried making the fan work based on temperature? Like it automatically turns on or off to maintain a certain temperature for the chickens?

That’s awesome 👏❤️

But I don't want to keep running to 7/11 for blocks of ice and change it every few hours. Why not just install an off grid swamp cooler running off solar?

That's awesome!

Where can I find your video explain the construction of your solar cooler AC?

I think you have to have a deep cooler because it didn't work for our shallow one.

i like it!!!

Pipe the air from the box so your not continuously trying to cool hot air. Recirculation

I think it's awesome. Have you tried running it into the coop instead of the run to hold to cool air in better?

You are awesome

Very, very "cool"! 🎉🎉🎉

Brilliant

Kuddos!! Not ridiculous!!!

Do you show how to make the cooler AC elsewhere?

Can You Leave It On During The Night When The Nights Are Hot As Well ?

What about the moisture? How do you keep it down with that blowing in there? OH my gosh… my rooster is singing with your hen.😂

does this work by possitive pressure pushing air in then forcing it out again

Does it keep their laying box area cool too?

Not ridiculous at all . If you are going to trap living beings in a confined area it is your responsibility to care for their needs . Good job ! Now provide them with some free range spots so they are not in prison .

In what part of Florida are you located?

As a gamefowl enthusiast, all I got to say is VERRRRY NICCE, VERRY CLEAN🧼 🔥👍🏽

Awesome