We are having a mini heat wave with a few days of slightly over 30 degrees. I could see the girls were hot as Snow was holding out her wings. I decided it was time to give the girls frozen peas again. I gave them two dishes of frozen peas in a little water. The water stops the peas drying out and the girls get some cold water while fishing for the peas.
The girls had soon eaten the peas and proceeded to drink the cold water. A double way to cool them down a bit.
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It is good to help the girls keep cool, I have a cold flannel i keep putting on Elie, and only taking her out early the morning.
We have to do what we can in this weather don’t we! I am just off to give the girls frozen peas again.
You have good provision for shade, which certainly helps.
We are lucky that there is plenty of shade in the run. The girls sun bath/dust bath then when it’s as hot as recently they go and sit in the shade instead. I always feel sad in winter that they only get morning sun but feel glad in summer that they get shade in the afternoons which is more important.