heat stress

  1. Chicku

    How lethargic is too much? (New chick tender)

    Hey all! First, preface this by saying I did try a couple of searches but I don’t seem to be using the right keywords. I just know I’m not the only one asking this. My chicks are 4 weeks old and the heat wave just broke a bit, so I put them outside rather than in my tiny laundry room. They got...
  2. crunchygranola

    What are your guys’s favorite way to keep your chickens cool in the summer?

    A massive heatwave is going through Pennsylvania with nasty heats I’ve barely seen… PA is the one state I’ve been in that has had the most inconsistent weather— I mean, you get all four seasons in one day. With that being said, what are some of your guys’ favorite ways to keep your chickens...
  3. MrsDudley2002

    Pale comb. Heat Stress? Anemia?

    I have three Amberlinks approx 17-18 weeks old. They should be starting to lay soon, but so far nothing. It has been a very hot summer for us and we are doing all we can to help our flock stay cool. Fan w/ mister, almost fully shaded coop/run, ice cubes in a water bowl in addition to their...
  4. crunchygranola

    How good is good enough to put my chicken with heatstroke somewhat outside?

    I had a chicken with heatstroke a few days ago and she’s been residing in my room so I can keep a close eye on her. I also don’t have a dog crate to put her in… I pick up any droppings and disinfect the area daily, have an air purifier, and keep it well ventilated. Though, I will be away for...
  5. crunchygranola

    Chicken ICU?

    Had a poor girl pass out from the heat though the rest of her flock handled it very well. I immediately brought her inside after submerged her body in cold water for a few minutes. Got her comfortable freezing water and frozen fruit, two mini fans set up, and cold compresses around her. She...
  6. Emrosenagel

    Broody hen panting, hot crop

    Hello! I have a very stubborn broody hen. She went broody a little over a week ago and is not responding to any breaking techniques. I have her in a cage in the AC with no bedding; she just sits on the bottom, brooding. I put ice under her, she just melted it. A few days ago she started...
  7. Emrosenagel

    Pinkish/pale comb over past couple weeks

    Hello! I have a blue andulusian (11 months) who has been much paler in the past couple weeks. Now, the temperature and humidity here has spiked recently (central Florida) and this hen has always been sensitive to heat, for whatever reason; strange, since the breed is supposedly heat tolerant...
  8. Rooster Booster Vitamins & Electrolytes with Lactobaccillus

    Rooster Booster Vitamins & Electrolytes with Lactobaccillus

    Excellent all in one product that is a must for the summer.
  9. RadEggs

    Egg binding or heat stress? HELP!

    I loooove my chickens, and one is acting weird. It was hot outside, so I brought them into the garage. Then my ayam cemani pullet started acting weird. She sat woth her wings out to her sides a little on the roosting bar, and would close her eyes for a bit, then go into fits of panic, panting...
  10. madsnbot

    another chicken death. severe panting and then death minutes later. Gapeworm? Heatstroke? help :(

    I’ve had so many deaths in my flock recently due to illness and it’s so frustrating. I have previous posts on my other chickens and how they died but just now I had another hen die but under different circumstances. My Brahma was a little under a year old and just died out of the blue. Before...
  11. T

    Dehydrated Hen - PLEASE HELP!

    Hi there everyone, During a rush to get to class I had forgotten to take out the plug in my watering apparatus for my hens. Long story short they were without water for a day and a half. I feel like and idiot and still can’t believe I made this mistake. Fortunately, all but one of the flock...
  12. Hchaplin

    How to identify if a rooster had a heat stroke.

    I've never had an issue with heat stress or heat stroke, personally, yet. I was checking on my brothers flock and noticed his rooster, Benjamin, wasnt roosting and laying in the feed pan. His comb was almost white and his one eye he wont open the inner eye lid. We scooped him up and got some...
  13. C

    Possible heat stroke HELP

    Hi all, I walked into my coop yesterday evening and found one of my girls laying on the floor all confused. I picked her up and she just fell back over, so we moved her inside with a fan blowing on her because she was panting and felt very hot. Over a couple hours of the fan she stood up and...
  14. R

    Bringing chickens indoors during heat wave

    Hi, everyone! I have two year-old hens - a RIR and a Faverolles. For some reason, the RIR has recently become extremely heat sensitive. This wasn't a problem during the heat of last summer, but now she begins panting and holding her wings out when the temperature hits the mid-80s (sometimes...
  15. analyticalblonde

    Heat Stress Not Abating...And Now This...! Weird Mass

    Hi All, I really need help on this one... Back Story...Four nights ago, I noticed my Lavender Buff Orpington (Legs) not seated properly, kindof frompy and a little lop sided) on the roost bar in our coop. I thought she was trying to recover from the massive heat we have been having. I have...
  16. soufiane

    hen heat stress

    i have a hen and rooster they are half brahmas. it gets from 68 to 78 degrees in here but my rooster doesnt have signs of heat stress . my hen in the other hand gasping for air all day long she doesnt have signs of a disease. but have signs of heat stress (spreading wings and drink too much...
  17. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Heat Stress: At what point should you intervene?

    With temps heating up fast here in SWVA, I'm wondering if anyone has any pointers in telling when chickens have passed the line between "normal" response to heat and heat stress to the degree that they need emergency intervention. We've only gotten into the low to mid 80s, humid, and so far...
  18. P

    Chicken pants when hot, But Yawns under the fan?

    Hi my 3 months old cock pants in the summer heat but yawns a lot under the fan, but when i hand fan him with paper he stays cool what to do?(sorry for bad grammar)
  19. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Treating Bumblefoot in the Summer

    My 13 month old GLW has always battled recurring bumblefoot. She frequently has 1-2 booties on at any given time in the year. This past winter, she had a double bumble situation that came and went but never fully resolved. Unfortunately this means she's still getting the boots now that temps are...
  20. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    SOS! Hen Suddenly Lethargic

    This morning my normally bossy, loudmouthed, super hungry, energetic hen (who happens to be the boss of the flock) was standing very still with pale combs and wattles. She wasn't interested in me coming out which was a red flag, nor was she responsive to treats--another HUGE red flag. Just last...
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