2 month old chickens panting

[MissRaychel91]

My chickens are just now going out side but they are in our screened in porch. So it's not in the sun at all. It's still very hot out here in GA.
They are non stop panting though. Do they just need time to adjust? Will they be ok?
They have fresh water avail at all times. I even gave them a small fan blowing in on one side.

 

[azygous]

Chickens of all ages need to be conditioned to extreme temperatures, either hot or freezing. To subject them suddenly to an extreme change in temp will lead to stress, and heat stress is probably the worse of the two.

The fan should help, and providing cold water also helps. I give my adult flock a big bowl of ice cubes to play with on a hot day. They seem to enjoy pecking at the ice, and drinking the ice melt definitely cools them down.

But don't be particularly alarmed to see your chicks panting. It's how they get rid of excess body heat.

 

[FeatherstoneFrm]

I'm in Georgia as well. I give mine frozen watermelon and other fruits. Whatever I have on hand. I also freeze 2 liter bottles of water and lay them in the run. They stand on them and lay next to them to cool off. I have 1 in the freezer and 1 in the run and swap them daily.

 

[ChickenyChickeny]

I suggest making sure their water is cold, giving them watermelon like @FeatherstoneFrm said, give them ice cubes, maybe don't have them on a screened porch (that could hold heat), & put them outside under a bush. That should help

 

[MissRaychel91]

Great ideas! I'll do them all lol. Thanks so much!