are my chicks breathing funny?

[annechickens]

I put my almost 3 week old chicks in their coop today (just for the day) because it's about 90 degrees here in massachusetts. i just checked on them and most are breathing with their beaks open and their throats moving up and down. i hope i explained that in a way you can picture. is this normal? are they stressed? why would they be stressed when it's so warm out and they have a larger coop to explore? should i bring them back inside?

 

[cary 1973]

thats how mine breath when there hot and trying to cool off

 

[annechickens]

well geez, now i feel silly. i thought i was doing them a favor by putting them out on a hot day but it seems they were too hot! thanks for responding

 

[cary 1973]

are you going to have them in a enclosed run if yes you may want to wait till they are able to go out into the run and cool off or maybe put a fan blowing in the coop depnding if you have windows or not