Keeping Chickens alive During 115F degree (46.1C) HEATWAVE
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2021
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It was so HOT over this last weekend! My husband and I had to come up with some ways to care for the chickens during this crazy heatwave! We used ice water, ice blocks, frozen veggies/fruits, and a homemade mister! They all made it!
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I appreciate you showing the burned pizza, because we all do it. Stay cool.
Hey, this is called real life, we all burned something at some point in our lives cooking, I’m tired of burning rice stove top, don’t feel bad your chickens will be happy,,it’s a waste for you but not for chickens, it’s just another day, just make sure you stay cool enough and hydrated.
I came here to say the same thing. Thank you for showing us the successes and the uhohs.
Thanks! I will keep showing the real
I would still eat it though it looked like it would be good and extra crispy
@@AcreHomestead 👍ich freue mich auf alles von dir😊❤
Tell your husband, thanks from all of us YT fans! He's a gem and we all are rooting for the chickens. He's crafty...
Poor Little Bo Peep I hope she pulls through...I love that your husband is rigged up a mister - what a handy fellow!
Also... RIP to the pizza! Nothing to be embarrassed about though.
She is doing well! Thank you
Sounds like she may have a compromised respiratory system (scar tissue). Makes panting to keep cool difficult.
Put a fan in front of their coop. Air circulation cools down their oop area
And a bowl of ice in front of the fan
@@psymompa that's a yes on the bowl of ice in front of the fan. Above certain temperatures, it can be worse to have a fan because then you have circulation of hot air, rather than the expected cool air.
Freeze vegetables into large cake pans with water. Once frozen tip it out of the pans and take that solid ice chunk filled with veggies (or grubs/ mealworms) and tip against their cage where they are and they will pick at that frozen veggie "ice cake"
Frozen blueberries also works in their water.
Oh great idea!
@@AcreHomestead how are your chicken's doing with the heat?
this is youtube, not instagram LOL we love a real life situation 🙌🏻
Thanks!
Omg you warmed my heart and have me in tears when you said she will die of old age and not by the heat. I love my chickens too!
I love her and I will do what I need to do to keep her chucking :)
I live in Western Australia, where we get this sort of heat every summer. My chickens get their own sprinkler, which runs all day, on really hot days.
That is so cute
Adorable!!
It's the humidity that is the killer here in Australia (QLD) with the heat! Give me a 45 degree dry heat any day over humid hot
I'm in South Australia and we get similar heat to you guys next door, except for way up in northern WA. I've noticed that we are getting more humid however as well.
This is crazy! I live in the Caribbean zone 13 and I don’t think we ever got to 115 - that is madness! Just thinking about it I want to pass out!
I know crazy right!
Everyone needs a house chicken! I can't believe you are making pizza in that heat. It hasn't even been close to that hot here in TN, but I am not turning my oven on. About the burnt pizza.... It just shows that you are only human. I too hate wasting food, so I feel your pain.
I didn't even use the stovetop in my house during that week. That thing felt like a blast furnace when we tried using it. It was either microwave, instant pot or the side burner on the bbq.
@@mustwereallydothis I don't blame you. I can't take the heat anymore. I cooked in my air fryer last night, even though it puts off heat, it is nothing like using the oven.
Ohhhhh Becky.... life happens and you took care of the most important thing saving the chickens!!!! If burning the pizza was the worst thing that happened, then you had a good day!!!!! Don't sweat the small stuff!!!! You and your husband are absolutely doing great ❤️ don't be hard on yourself... you are amazing! I am so impressed at how you take everything on and handle the situations so well!!!!!🙏❤️ BTW that was such a lovely story how you and your husband saved bopeep! ❤️
I LEFT FOR FIVE DAAAAYS and you went from 20k to 36k 😱 that is so awesome! I hope your chickens do well! I appreciate all of your trial and error process ♥️
Thanks for cheering me on!
We freeze used gator ade bottles or water bottles. Then you can place these all around their cage. Also I have a garage bag in our freezer to put the melted bottles & rinsed off bottles back in the freezer so nothing touches our food.. Use your outside grill to bake your pizza. NEVER USE YOUR OVEN IN THIS HEAT. When it is this hot I just crank up our gas grill put the pizza in on the grates & TURN OFF THE GRILL SHUT THE LID it cooks perfectly.. GOD BLESS from Julie West Central IN Farmland
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I would’ve eaten that burnt pizza. Last night I had burnt chicken and as far as my wife knows, it was delicious 😂
You sound like this guy that I used to know. His wife always burnt things when they were first married. It got to the point that even after 40 years of marriage, he would burn his hot dogs on the grill because he learned to like it after so long. 😂
@@kerriehawkins3686 She doesn’t burn everything, but I appreciate it being there when I come home, burnt or not.
Hahahaha. If I slightly burn anything, my husband tells me to toss it & make something else.
Y'all made my night, now I'm going to steam some broccoli & make an omelet to share with my husband & I'll be smiling the whole time thinking of your comments. 🤭😊🤗❣
That's the sweetest thing! 🙏💝🙏
I have done that when it gets over a 100 degrees here in Georgia. I also have a shade cloth for them to be under, also I have a mister. Frozen sliced watermelon they love.
I use timers ANYTIME I'm doing more then just cooking one thing because it's just to easy to get distracted. Dang, wish I had known about your chicken problems. I could have helped a great deal. So many folks suggested misters yup, misters are great. Plus placing a sprinkler on top of the coop. But here's one more. If you don't already have some burlap get some. Soooo many uses for burlap around the garden/ homestead. In this instance drape some burlap down one side of the coop. Leave a mister spraying the burlap and place a box fan in front of the burlap so the air is pushing through the burlap and into the coop. Ta Da, you just built a swamp cooler giving your chickens their own old fashioned air conditioner. It really works. Plus I would place some low sided tubs or tub tops that can hold water in the coop. Pour in some water, a couple of inches, add some cubes and some of those frozen fruits and vegetables and just let the chickens figure out how nice it is to stand in the water and take their own water baths. Hopefully we won't be seeing those temperatures ever again but best get prepared just in case. Have a great day. Oh, I hope you didn't throw away your burnt pizza, the chickens would have loved peices of your pizza. They don't know what " burnt" is. 🐓🍕🍻😄
I need to start implementing this because I can't count how many times I almost (and sometimes did) burn something because I started doing something else because there is only so much you can finish in one day
@@asobimo5532 here's something to check out. Thermoworks has a wonderful timer with 4 timers built into it. I can set one for say 4 hours to check on a beef brisket I have in one of my smokers, another for another hour to check on my Babyback ribs. Another for say a couple of hours to check on my pulled pork and still have one left for anything else that pops up. All in one unit so I'm not misplacing timers. They come in a assortment of colors and are used by home cooks and professional chefs alike. Have a great day. 😃🌤⌛
Is it weird to feed chicken, chicken?
Oh your hubby is a HERO. God bless him.
Oh hun I can feel your stress through the screen, I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. Great job on the solutions for the chickens!! They are probably more comfortable than most people are during this horrid heat wave. Also, don't worry about the pizza, think of it this way, you made home made pizza and one of them was awesome looking. Even with the burnt one being removed from the value proposition you still saved money over ordering it. Not to mention it isn't full of the garbage that the ordered pizza is full of. You're doing great!
Aw this may be the first time ever I've seen something not come out perfect Becky. You n Josh are amazing with all you do. Some lucky chickens there✌🇨🇦
No embarrassment necessary, just some real life we can relate to.
Aw hun I feel so bad , it seems like u had a really rough day this day , HOWEVER we all have days like this , this is literally real life right ! And a lot of you tubers don’t show these days on camera ! Thank u so much for your authenticity and showing the real moments to us , it really is so relatable and keeps reminding us that we really are all the same 🥰❤️
You are welcome :)
Don’t be so hard on yourself! I don’t have the stress of keeping chickens cool and I burn food more often than I like to admit…..and I’m in my 70s! God Bless you.
My bff keeps a small amount of chickens. She has her coop setup with window screens at the top of the coop to help the hot air go out, and a big box fan attached to the screen on the coop door to help blow air through. She also keeps the run shaded and gives them frozen food and ice cubes.
You have such a good heart! You and Josh are such a great team also. I love watching all of your video's. I play them when doing my food prep in the kitchen and I always get inspiration :) Thanks for everything you share with us!
Get foil emergency blankets and use those to drape over not only windows of the house but the chicken coop AND over the crops that will die from the intense sunlight. It saved my sugar snap peas last week. The peas that were in sunlight got scalded while the covered ones remained lush and green. It also helped having it in the windows. It was considerably more tolerable in the 115 degree weather. I think it would definitely benefit a chicken coop.
Watermelon, shade,yes frozen food ❤❤ Good Luck Becky😊
I know you made chicken pizza and all, but being vegetarian, I cried when I heard you speak of Little Bo Peep. Thank you for being such a good mommy to those chickens in this heat wave you experienced. I know they appreciate your and your husbands efforts. Sending you light and love! I’m only 3 videos in and enjoying your channel TREMENDOUSLY!!! You have such a sweet and straight forward personality. I love it!
Wow thanks you for sharing with me and being here!
You are such a lovely person! I worry about how you rush. And also when you’re filming and driving. Please be careful! 😘
Yeah, I should not have been filming and driving... That was a lapse in judgement. :/
The shade under trees is the coolest spot and they live in the wild in damp forests.
Don't worry to much Becky our chickens here run around here in 118+ for months on in. Just make sure they have shade and let them free range a bit. You don't want them all bunched together
Yes they are hardy animals
Thank you for keeping it real
Oh honey I felt ur pain! No worries. We love u. I don't know how u do all u do everyday. Josh, ur a diamond in the rough! So happy your chickens safe.God bless
Good morning I have chickens in Arizona where it's really hot we bought two small pools and fill them up with sand we wet the sand down and the chicken sit on the sand it cools them down they sit in the swimming pool on the wet sand
They can cool off their blood by walking through a pool with about an inch of water...tip from Arizona.
I also appreciate your sharing the real deal. You are a wonderful inspiration.
wow, i almost cried when you where telling us how she is NOT going to die! we had a similar situation with our Sophia! i did make it to the vet and the bill was high, and the vet told me she will not make it and to think about putting her down. i could not do that, and yeah i might or might have not started bawling in front of the wet, but i didn't care! i was going to do whatever it took to keep her alive. i gave her water with a syringe during the day, to keep her hydrated and gave her her meds. after a week away from the flock and in our garage, she recovered and is now laying again and super happy! chickens are our family too!! and my teenage boy has such a special place in his heart for them!
I'm in Perth, Australia and heatwaves over 40C (104F) are normal but 46C+ (115F) is a whole other level of hot. You are doing an awesome job taking care of your chickens. You'll probably lose some plants but please don't blame yourself for those - there's only so much you can do when it gets that hot and the chickens are definitely the priority!
Love it!! DONT BE EMBARRASSED, your human
Radiant heat is quite bad too so shadecloths and also out the coop under the tree and not next to the shed thing which will reflect heat and also air flow try put a fan next to them to circulate air and frankly a bigger and higher coop with air vents at the top to let hot air out would be great and there all squished in together so it may be better to leave the coop open so that they can leave and try find somewhere cooler if they want to and be able to come back for water and food a lot of chickens will stay in trees when its hot.
Oh good to know! Thanks
I keep frozen 2 liter bottles in my freezer. I put them in my chickens water in the afternoon. It helps them cool down. I also give them frozen watermelon.
Hi Becky, thank you for your honesty. I love your channel. 👏👏
😂😂😂frozen ice you are too funny
Glad that you are ‘real’! Enjoying your videos so much. Sending best wishes from 🏴 in the UK
That is a awesome misting system, great husband 😊
Oh my goodness, Bless you both for taking such good care of your 'family' of chickens. Loved the video and giving you Love, Hugs, Prayers.
It was a frazzling kind of day, you saved the chickens and they're way more important than the pizza! ☺ With so much many things to keep track of on a homestead things are just going to get increasingly busy, so a simple timer might come in handy. I use my phone cos it's always nearby, and easy to use!
So kind of you....
Oh Honey, with so much going on I can totally see why the pizza slipped your mind. I get hyper-focused on things accidentally occasionally as well (well maybe more than occasionally). We all do. Also please understand that this especially happens with pregnancy hormones. I truly love that you keep your mistakes as part of the videos. We're all human and I sure appreciate you being so real. It makes me feel like I can do what you are teaching us because I don't have to be afraid of not being perfect. I just loved this segment, as I do all of the ones you share with us. Julie
Omgosh this video made me love you ever more! Thanks for showing us your hard times as well as your wins. What a stressful situation and now you know for next year. This is real life. 💖
i dont normally comment on youtube videos, but i just wanted to say- you are incredibly real and authentic. glad you show everything, fails and wins. i found you while researching for my move to near portland and your style of cooking and love of gardening just makes me love it! keep going just the way you are.
Wow thank you so much
If i hadnt already subscribed to your channel i would of now after seeing the way you care for your chickens....i can tell you are totally my kind of person 💕from England
You are such a breath of fresh air. Thanks for being yourself on video! You’re so inspiring because you’re so authentic!
Oh Darlin' life happens when you're making other plans. It's all good, and it s a learning curve. Keep smiling!
Love the way your lil family loves your living things. True stewards ❤️❤️
Hi Becky. I am learning so much from you and taking notes for later use.
but at the same time I am so happy for you for your subscriber are growing exponentially in just weeks. so happy for you.
I love watching your videos you’re so helpful
I sincerely love watching how you are caring for your chickens. Again, I am thoroughly enjoying your videos. I feel bad for your area and the heatwave. Normally it is massively hot here in GA but this year is actually a bit better. I hope you all cool off soon.
We all burn food at times dear. With all the things you do, id probably burn all my meals. Id feel sad if it had to go for waste, fortunately the chickens can have it. Bless you, you're an inspiration
Literally here crying over the love you have for your chicken and the love your husband has for you. ❤
Aww. Your such a Great Person
I'm glad all your chickens are doing OK. I'm also glad you show us your reality. It's extremely relatable. Big hugs. 😊❤
Misters and fans help lower the air temp.
Y'all are very hard workers! I appreciate it ❤🙏
This is why I love this channel... reality, honesty, integrity.Can't beat that. Thank you!
So sweet! I’ve only seen two of your videos and I’m telling you , I wish I had some of your energy, oh my goodness. I watched one of your cooking for a month videos. I was blown away. Now seeing this and I’m thinking that is the sweetest thing loving your chickens and caring for them so well 🌼🌸 wishing you the best
Plus your husband is very lucky to have such a sweet wife making all this food from scratch basically!!
I’m fairly new to your channel and I’m loving it!! Just wanted to say Thank You for being real! We all mess up nothing to be embarrassed about. Keep on keeping it real!
Wow thank you for being here and sharing
Omg, I love seeing your look transgress through the video due to the heat. Your channel has quickly become my favorite.
Also dont use the oven in the heat we usually in australia have bbqs and cook outside and just make salads etc indoors. Or pre cook stuff at the coolest time air out the house overnight close it up and keep the cool air in at dawn and then just reheat via a microwave. Aka live off your freezer meals and dont use the stove/oven heat producing things
Thanks a great idea! Thanks
Mad props to you & your husband for the love & care y’all are both showing your chickens!!!!!!!
I had much respect for you BEFORE this video, but now the respect is overflowing!!!!!!
🐓🧊🐓🧊🐓 🧊 🐓🧊
🍕 🔥 🍕🔥🍕🔥🍕🔥
(It’s all good! 😉)
Wow thanks Jody :)
Awww very hot weather.... You are doing amazing job... Great to see your efforts... Watch it fully
I’m fairly new to your channel and love it so much that I’m now watching older videos while I’m at dialysis. One of the things I absolutely love about you is how real you are and that you leave your “learning experiences” in the video. Coincidentally, I just watched a pizza video before this one and already knew you’ve had success in the pizza department. It was also nice to hear the stories about your chickens. They are so fun to watch. Keep up the good work. 👏👏
Yikes! We had that level of heat here around then and we're zone 3b. Some of our public picnic benches were softening and we had to work hard to keep our small pets cool enough!
Awwww, I love your heart. You are a rockstar girl. I don't know how you do all you do. We have all burnt pizza and lots of other stuff too, lol. Don't you dare be embarrassed, I love that you showed us true life and that you too, also make mistakes. Prayers for your chickens
Thank you for your honesty
Haha we are just alike… as I get older I swear there are more “squirrel” and “crap now it’s burnt” moments than I care to admit… I start in one room to do one thing and get side tracked to do a million more and my hubby has to stop me and tell me to go to bed before it’s midnight and I am tired and cranky the next day… it just seems like there is always something to do!! 🤦🏻♀️
I'm am right there with you lololol
I’m 56 now and I believe I’m getting worse as I get older. This sweet girl is so much more productive then I have ever been and I am always busy. Inspirational everyday I watch her vids.
Aww, poor chickens. They are lucky to have you as their Mom.
I know this is an older video but... I am new to your page.....LOVE ALL I'VE SEEN SO FAR....just noticed the egg rack on the counter....tell me more
At first I thought you have chickens for eggs etc., I love you even more, finding out that you are so caring for your chickens /pets! Great heart
Let yourself fail. Glad you showed it. I know it’s hard. Stay real
The two of you are so cute with your chickens! We are the same! ❤️🐓👩🏼🤝👨🏻
My favorite thing about your channel and you is that you are so relatable and you show real life. No one is perfect, we all make mistakes. Keep the videos coming. No judgement from me 😊💞
Been wondering about you guys... and the dogs... and the chickens. Didn't know I had to worry about the pizzas too!!🤣 Sorry - that wasn't very nice. Each time you bring up not using timers, I can't help but shake my head. You surely have pockets on your favorite robe, right? Set a timer...go do all the many things you're always doing & voila!! No tragedies from the kitchen! Ok... enough of the lecture... you are such a good chicken mama & you're married to an official "KEEPER"! What a great guy to be so helpful & concerned about the chickens. (I know you said he originally didn't want to get them.) So to me... he does what he does out of love... for you & your chickens. Such a good guy & handy too! I mean... how many of us know somebody that would hold a finger on a chickens lung, while making "OMG - WHAT DO I DO " phone calls??!?? Give him a hug for me, make him another pizza (on the grill outside maybe?) & go buy yourself a timer!! 😉🤣🤣🤣😉
Hang in there with the heat... be well & I'll be looking for a Little Bo Peep update!! 🤗🤗😎
Real-life situations. Thanks for sharing-even your failures!! Love your videos and I learn so much from you.
Amazon has misters that attach to fans which has helped save my chickens along with watermelon at the hottest part of the day. You also need a larger space for more breathing room. Also put electrolytes in their drinking water.
I love watching your videos. I am gonna show my husband this one, we got chickens and they are "mine" but he does all of the.building and fabricating of the things they need too :) I have to show him that I am not the only person on the planet who gives ice and I c e water and frozen treats to chickens when its hot ♡♡ thank you for being real, I totally appreciate it and adore you. Hope your family stays safe through thr crazy heat!!
My mother in-law and I LOVE making homemade vanilla
We have those high temps every summer, the frozen veggies are good. But not necessary the hens will be fine just give them some shade. I be careful about the water baths, we did that to a hog one time and the hog died, it shocks them.
A few years back when I lived in the Tri-Cities, we got 115 and it was awful! My friends there had 118 last week. I'm so glad you guys survived okay!
Love the honesty, it makes me want to watch more of your videos.
Oh good :)
Awwww! So sweet! You both are great pet owners!
I used to not timers either. I found it takes my anxiety down because its just one more thing to not think about.
If Im out in the garden I take my timer with me- so I know immediately when something is almost done.
Trust me its a "Time saver" 😆
Perfect baked dough for me; I ❤️ crispy!
I really appreciate your real life non editing! It real! Its life! Thank you for sharing! I hope the chickens are doing well!
I'm loving your videos! I'm 64 and live in Georgia. It's NEVER gotten to 115 degrees here! Bless your heart!
Becky, your husband is wonderful !!!!! I can tell how much you appreciate him. You are a lucky gal.
it's so true they've become pets that help with the grocery bill!!!
Do not water your plants after the first or second hour of daylight or you will steam/cook your plants. Mulch on top of the soil will help hold in moisture. Trust me, I live in Texas where it's over 100degreesF almost half of the year.....every year. water about 9 or 10pm and agai right before the sun comes up or directly afterwards. Good luck.
Thanks!
LOVE..... We all have been there.. just did it last week .
Omgosh you and ur husband r amazing people. That water mister is awesome!! The dog peeking behind the AC unit at the chicken was so cute. We have this problem in reverse. Winters up here get crazy cold and some of our chickens and roosters get frostbite :( good luck with heatwave praying for cooler weather for u guys. 🙏
Thanks you! We are doing much better now