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RE: Facing the Fires of Hell! Also known as a South Australian Heatwave.
Ours all came through it okay, not sure if the isa browns are more heat tolerant.
We were over on yorke peninsula. It's normally a bit cooler there, but not this time.
Hottest I've ever felt the air. It actually felt personal, like nature was deliberately cooking us.
The avocado is pretty burnt, but it'll pull through.
The neighbours' date palms are hurting real bad. They'll probably lose at least one.
The mother in law dropped by to water and collect eggs.
It would have helped that they are pretty young still. First year hens seem to brush it off better than older ones. Particular breeds do feel the heat more so than others. There was a free range pasture raised farm at Mount Barker, lost nearly half their flock. They would be ISAs or hylines like your girls.
So pleased to hear your avocado is still going strong. That's two pretty hot summers it's survived. You must be doing something right.
Someone else was heading to the Yorke Peninsula. Same conversion. Usually it's cooler, but as the day got closer the predicted temperature just kept increasing.
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