2:00 PM
110F
3% humidity
sunny
Hens are panting but seem okay for now.
I'm already done with summer.
Edit: 5:00 PM and 112F.
Just gave the hens more ice for their waterers and a new ice block with crushed ice on top mixed with diced kale and oats.
A 🤬 squirrel knocked over their fan.
12:30 AM
91F
11% humidity
clear
It's supposed to be 110+ today. We have a thermometer and camera inside the coop. They have shade, fans, and a mister. We'll replace ice blocks and ice in their waterers throughout the day.
We have three cooling boxes in the house that can hold 6 chickens in...
Do they come up through the drains? We have to cover all drains at night otherwise roaches and even scorpions crawl up through them.
We also have to have 1/4" hardware cloth over all exterior vents or you get all kinds of critters coming in looking for water, warmth in winter, or cool in...
8:00 PM
100F
3% humidity
clear
From earlier today:
These guys are everywhere right now. Bark scorpions glow in black light if they've shed recently. We use a black light to check patios, garages, and bedrooms. We check our clothes and especially shoes before putting them on and bed linens...
{offers you a strawberry lemonade popsicle}
The dewpoint is -8° right now. I didn't even know that was a thing.
I've been in the dripping wet heat of the south, not in Florida, but in Georgia, Alabama, etc. That is far easier to deal with, at least for me. Air conditioning is a real blessing...
We use umbrellas for shade, too! Walking shade. Sometimes called parasols. It must look so odd to outsiders to see a bunch of people walking around with open umbrellas when there's not a cloud in the sky, lol.