Penguingirl216
In the Brooder
- Jul 9, 2023
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Hi,
I'm new to chicken raising and there is a heat wave currently happening in Seattle - so around 90 degrees for a large chunk of the afternoon and only cooling off to 70s at night. The chickens have shade and I keep giving them fresh water and electrolytes and frozen treats but they are panting a lot. I know that panting is OK as its one of the only ways they have to cool off but when should I be worried? They are not full adults yet - around 12 weeks old. Anymore I can do for them to make it through the next couple days of heat wave? They are more cold tolerant birds so this might really suck for them. I think its probably a bad idea to bring them inside into air conditioning but wanted to check with you all. Thanks for any helpful tips or advice and info on when I should be concerned vs I need to just stop babying them and let them do their thing. Thanks!
I'm new to chicken raising and there is a heat wave currently happening in Seattle - so around 90 degrees for a large chunk of the afternoon and only cooling off to 70s at night. The chickens have shade and I keep giving them fresh water and electrolytes and frozen treats but they are panting a lot. I know that panting is OK as its one of the only ways they have to cool off but when should I be worried? They are not full adults yet - around 12 weeks old. Anymore I can do for them to make it through the next couple days of heat wave? They are more cold tolerant birds so this might really suck for them. I think its probably a bad idea to bring them inside into air conditioning but wanted to check with you all. Thanks for any helpful tips or advice and info on when I should be concerned vs I need to just stop babying them and let them do their thing. Thanks!