Preparing The Homestead For A Heat Wave

Here in southwest Ohio we're preparing for an extended heat wave. In order for the garden and our chickens to thrive during the heat there are certain things that we need to prepare to do
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Preparing the homestead for a heat wave

[@Aviarynut2338]

We have fans in their run and coop too.

[@loripretti843]

Great Information Jason!!! We need to do a couple of those things!!! God Bless Us All!!!

[@artofcreationhomestead]

Yep, gotta put forth a little more effort when it heats up outside

[@lucycat2576]

I'm in Dayton Ohio, getting read to, I turned my water heater down some, going to cook/boil eggs before HW hits, You should get a baby swimming pool for your chickens, Maybe a fan to for chicks, I hate hot weather, wish I was skiing, I will be watering everything every day, my 3 cats will be in AC but I worry about stray cats I care for, GO watermelon😍, hope you come out safe & sound, I wet my cats fur sometimes to help!! Last bad heat wave my dads fish pond suffered dead fish so don't forget them to

[@artofcreationhomestead]

I've seen other people put their chickens in some shall cool water and honestly the chickens are miserable (in my opinion). Chickens don't like to have wet feet. They'll be ok in this weather but it will be a little stressful for them

[@robingirven4570]

I’m going to freeze some containers of ice right now. Here in northern Michigan it’s supposed to be 92°! We just put our chicken outside a couple days ago! Poor things.

[@artofcreationhomestead]

Its gonna be stressful for them but they'll make it through ok

[@Famcke]

Jason, did you hear about the red dye that's injected in watermelons. Boy-O-Boy! Look that up. I sure do pray everyone knows about it, especially now with July 4th nearby

[@artofcreationhomestead]

I haven't heard about that. Is it watermelons grown in the US or imported

[@sharonb537]

@@artofcreationhomestead I feel like this is primarily an issue in India.

[@user-jv3xd1yl4n]

I have an off topic question! How do you keep your chickens from not destroying your lawn from scritching and foraging?! We have a flock of 12, and the same size lawn as you, with nice centipede and bermuda grass, and if we let our flock into our yard, they'll scratch the lawn straight down to the dirt. Next thing we have no lawn and just dirt and sand. We live in a sandy part of NC.

[@artofcreationhomestead]

Our yard is a tall fescue/weed/clover mix lol. I have over seeded with tall fescue some but we have a lot of different types of things growing that here in suburbia are considered weeds. The chickens love to eat all those things so they don't spend a lot of time scratching and digging. My assumption would be that they don't like to eat the grass you have growing so they scratch and dig for food....and a sandy soil would be easy digging for those chicken feet.

[@user-jv3xd1yl4n]

​@artofcreationhomestead ah yes that makes sense!! Thanks so much!! We're prepping for the heatwave as well. 100 - 105 projected these next 5 days. And that's after a straight week of 90 - 95 already. My poor peppers are already scalded! 😮 good luck with the heat wave and thanks for the great tips!!