Saturday, September 3, 2011

Chickie, it's hot out there!

90 degrees in September? In Michigan? If your chicken walks around like this, she's probably not hurt (like I first thought). She's just coolin' her pits. On hot days like these, make sure all your animals have plenty of fresh water! We (by that, I mean my kids) check on them about 3 times per day. Our free-range chickens have shade whenever they need it. They like to dig holes under the trees & hide in them. For the rabbits, we freeze water bottles & they lay down next to the bottle to keep cool. And yes, sometimes I steal an ice bottle for myself.