powderfreak Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 77/64 Very comfortable sleeping last night. Gonna be a couple nights till we get back to that level. Might need AC tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 1:13 PM, Baroclinic Zone said: 84/68 Expand 88/64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 2:06 PM, dendrite said: I do but chickens don’t. And when they’re struggling my day becomes stressed. Expand Don’t want to get stressed and choke the chickens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 90F before 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 2:24 PM, CoastalWx said: Don’t want to get stressed and choke the chickens. Expand Mine handle below 0° better than 90°. When they start panting out of control there isn’t a lot we can do unless we bring the worst ones into the basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Clouds keeping the temps down. Fine with me. 76/66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 2:49 PM, dendrite said: Mine handle below 0° better than 90°. When they start panting out of control there isn’t a lot we can do unless we bring the worst ones into the basement. Expand I honestly never knew the heat stressed them so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 81/65 not too bad yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 2:52 PM, CoastalWx said: I honestly never knew the heat stressed them so much. Expand There’s Mediterranean breeds that handle it just fine, but mine are all larger cold-hardy breeds. Their preferred temps are probably 55-75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 2:56 PM, dendrite said: There’s Mediterranean breeds that handle it just fine, but mine are all larger cold-hardy breeds. Their preferred temps are probably 55-75. Expand I figured those massive chicken farms down south handle it, but maybe they are accustomed to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Mid 90s widespread with some upper today. Add 3-5 tomorrow? Definite DSD today with maybe much heat for the wimpy among us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 2:48 PM, Baroclinic Zone said: 90F before 11 Expand Wow! 79/65 here at 11am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Had some mid morning debris now cleared out which kept a cap on biggest heat today but we’ll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 3:02 PM, HIPPYVALLEY said: Wow! 79/65 here at 11am. Expand 10:52 90.0 63.0 71.4 41 9.2 WNW 29.90 29.94 29.95 Clear 10.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 3:08 PM, Baroclinic Zone said: 10:52 90.0 63.0 71.4 41 9.2 WNW 29.90 29.94 29.95 Clear 10.00 Expand Lots of cloud debris here earlier. We should be off to the races soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 3:01 PM, CoastalWx said: I figured those massive chicken farms down south handle it, but maybe they are accustomed to it? Expand Melted into Chicken soup in the coops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 3:01 PM, CoastalWx said: I figured those massive chicken farms down south handle it, but maybe they are accustomed to it? Expand I don't think those mass production farms care in the least about chicken comfort.... I bet more die from heat and poor conditions than we know. They just keep churning them out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 ACCATT (all cold chicken all the time) 78F/61 attm. Warm day incoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 86/65Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 3:14 PM, powderfreak said: I don't think those mass production farms care in the least about chicken comfort.... I bet more die from heat and poor conditions than we know. They just keep churning them out. Expand CLM? (chicken lives matter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 2:56 PM, dendrite said: There’s Mediterranean breeds that handle it just fine, but mine are all larger cold-hardy breeds. Their preferred temps are probably 55-75. Expand Couldn't you put a little kiddie pool in their coop with cold water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 2:53 PM, dendrite said: 81/65 not too bad yet Expand 88/63 with a nice breeze that keeps it comfortable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 3:08 PM, Baroclinic Zone said: 10:52 90.0 63.0 71.4 41 9.2 WNW 29.90 29.94 29.95 Clear 10.00 Expand 91/61. Temps creep Up as the dews drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 3:27 PM, HoarfrostHubb said: ACCATT (all cold chicken all the time) 78F/61 attm. Warm day incoming. Expand 82/65. Heat distribution this summer has been odd. The Pioneer Valley can often do hot with the best of them, but this year there have been a lot of areas north, south and east of here that have had much more impressive temperatures. Maybe @ORH_wxman or one of the other mets has a good explanation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Debris gonna keep major numbers down a bit at least here. Was hoping for unadulterated skies but alas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 3:45 PM, DavisStraight said: Couldn't you put a little kiddie pool in their coop with cold water? Expand Tried that. They’re terrified of it. We just water it down from time to time and they dig holes and lay in them to cool off. I doubled my covered portion of my run last fall and the bamboo has gone wild so there’s a lot more shade in there than previous years. Even that one 90+ day we had there wasn’t a lot of panting. 2018 was a stressful stretch...especially with the heat and dew combo around the 4th. Almost totally clear now. 83.2/66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 4:01 PM, dendrite said: Tried that. They’re terrified of it. We just water it down from time to time and they dig holes and lay in them to cool off. I doubled my covered portion of my run last fall and the bamboo has gone wild so there’s a lot more shade in there than previous years. Even that one 90+ day we had there wasn’t a lot of panting. 2018 was a stressful stretch...especially with the heat and dew combo around the 4th. Almost totally clear now. 83.2/66 Expand What’s the name of your chicken business? I’m assuming they’re more than pets.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 4:07 PM, weathafella said: What’s the name of your chicken business? I’m assuming they’re more than pets.... Expand He’s actually Frank Purdue Jr.? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 4:07 PM, weathafella said: What’s the name of your chicken business? I’m assuming they’re more than pets.... Expand Dendrite’s Drumsticks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Let them free range into some shaded woods, that's what I used to do with mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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