Holding steady

Now that the temps have been a little cooler (80's - 90's instead of 100's) our flock seems to be happier and egg production is up! Whatever the foot issue was the one chicken had seems to have passed...hopefully we are past the hottest temps of the year...but that may just be a dream as we are now only in mid-August.

Down to 11

The heat got one of our Araucanas. She just couldn't recoup from the heat no matter what we tried. Today we moved them to even more shade and I have rigged a fan so during the hottest part of the day they can get a little airflow...we also added a third container of water. The bad news, as if heat was not enough, one of our three Silver Laced Cochins seems to have hurt one of her feet. We are hoping that our flock does not fall to 10 anytime soon. We will keep you posted!

Heat may be bad news

The heat of summer may take a toll on our flock. We have one chicken who seems to really be struggling. We even brought her into the house to see if we could cool her enough to survive. We probably won't know for another few days as we are forecast over the 100 degree mark for the next several days. The heat has also caused enough stress that egg production has become a little erratic. Hopefully we all will be able to survive!