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[flypen]

108° for the high yesterday and one of my broodcocks died from the heat. He had plenty of water and shade.

 

[centrarchid]

108° for the high yesterday and one of my broodcocks died from the heat. He had plenty of water and shade.

You are right at ceiling when of what they can tolerate when humidity is high. Here we are in the upper 80's, very cool relative to what we have been having.

 

[flypen]

Yesterday was definitely hard on a few older ones

 

[centrarchid]

I am still leary of another 2012. Lost no birds but they were very much stressed.

 

[centrarchid]

Older birds are what I have to watch most closely when it gets hot. Especially when in lay for hens. Cocks do not need all that feathering when it gets so hot. I might start doing what they do in PR to help with cooling.

 

[Texicano]

108° for the high yesterday and one of my broodcocks died from the heat. He had plenty of water and shade.

Sorry about the loss man.

 

[Texicano]

Anything above 103 breaks the record.
Im monitoring these birds very closely.

 

[flypen]

At a 108° something is expected to happen. Dang humidity was pegged out to.

 

[JShubin]

96 at the moment.. feels like no humidity. The sweat just dries instantly and now I am covered in a salt layer

 

[flypen]

10-15 minutes here you'll be soaked, literally.