Thanks to the mild climate in Southern California, raising poultry is a snap most of the year. I don't have to worry about winterizing my hen house and I most certainly never have to shovel snow out of my coop. In fact, I rarely have to worry about extreme summer heat either. Now LA County does get a fair share of days in the 90s, but not too many 100 plus days. Chickens are pretty tough birds, but after one 108 degree day my hens were looking less than enthused. Rule No.1 for raising livestock is to roll with the punches, so i pulled out a punch bowl and mixed a frozen treat for the chickens.
I don't know how helpful the chicken-sicle was, but the ladies seemed to like it and everybody seems to have avoided major incident and I think I'll make another for tomorrow.