Another local chicken keeper posted that she puts up a sheet in the breezy part of her run and wets it down with water to get some evaporative cooling for her hens. I had to try it since the high temps have been over 100 degrees F for a week and are forecast to go another week (which is still better than the three months of 100 plus degrees last year).

So I grabbed a cotton flat twin sheet and tied it to the hardware cloth and wet it down with the hose. The chickens were not scared of it, which is a big plus. Time will tell if it provides them a more comfortable area.