Playing Dead

Thought I had a dead chicken on my hands this morning. I looked out the window to see Aussie (the Black Australorp) laying so flat and smashed looking on the ground, I thought she was lifeless. Turns out it was just her way of dealing with 100 degree weather for the 30 minutes or so they don't have much shade during the day.


Despite the Arizona heat, these chickens are really thriving. We are getting 2-3 eggs each day, and there are only three chickens, so it is just as good if not better than we hoped for.

Still a bit surprised we haven't been confronted by anyone about having them. An AC guy came by to service our unit today, and he didn't even notice them, so they are relatively inconspicuous.