Chicken Vital Signs...kinda interesting facts.

[dot n'dave]

I got this from The Joy of Keeping Chickens by Jennifer Megyesi.


Chicken Vital Signs

Body Tempurature: 105 to 107 degrees fahrenheit.

Respiration: Rooster, 18 to 20 breaths per minute; hen, 30 to 35 breaths per minute

Heart Rate: 280 to 315 beats per minute

Average age before egg-laying commences: six months



The body temp and heart beat is amazing dont you think?!

 

[chocolate m'scovy]

Educational, but I've never tried to get a chicken's body temp.

Would you have guessed that roosters are more laid-back?? Or maybe they're just saving their heart's energy for "emergencies."

 

[desertgirl]

Cool. Thanks for the data!

 

[A Peeper Person]

This is good information! Do you know what normal vital signs are for chicks?

 

[Daddas1Punkin]

Thanks!