The sun is finally coming out here and that means hot weather, but what does hot weather mean for chickens?
Heat Stroke Symptoms When the temperatures reach 100 Fahrenheit or 30 Celsius you should start looking for symptoms of heat stroke. Panting- A panting chicken will have an open beak but won't produce any noise. Food and water- If you find your chickens drinking more and eating less they could have heat stroke Puffed up- By puffing up their feathers chickens feathers won't trap heat underneath them. Diarrhea- If you see diarrhea you should be quite concerned, diarrhea is the result of drinking more water but it also means that electrolytes are being lost in the birds body which means that the immune system is weakening. Lethargic- If your hen is showing droopy behaviors then it is most likely that she is experiencing severe heat stroke Pale comb and wattles. If heat stroke becomes severe then it can kill your chickens, which none of us want. To fight heat stroke The hot summer chicken treat This is my recipe to keep my hens cool during the hot summer months, you will need water greens-kitchen scraps or greens from the gardens cranberries,sunflower seeds,oats or any other treats your chickens like to eat containers string (if you want to hang them) Start by adding the cranberries,sunflower seeds, oats or any other treats that your hens love and put them at the bottom of the container then cover that with greens at the top you might add another treat or leave it. Then slowly add water. Then put them in the freezer until hard (a few hours). To get them out run, the container under hot water and then flip, they should come right out. When serving to your chickens you might tie it up like you were tying up a parcel and hang to keep the dirt off of it. Other ways to beat the heat other frozen treats such as frozen blueberries frozen raspberries frozen fruits and vegetables A mister Shade A bath Air out the coop make sure the coop isn't to hot Fans Thanks so much for reading I hope that none of your chickens experience heat stroke as the summer weather comes. Keep yourselves as well as your hens safe. If you found this helpful please like and comment. Thanks to http://www.raising-happy-chickens.com/heat-exhaustion-in-chickens.html http://www.henrescue.org/keep-hens-safe-in-heat http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/07/chicken-heat-stress-dehydration-and.html
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