Summer Heat: When should I be worried?

Sundevill11

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10 Years
Aug 23, 2014
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It's currently 102 degrees with 32% humidity in my region. The forecast for tomorrow is 105 degrees. At what temperature should I be worried that my ducks could be at risk for heat-related injuries? The list below highlights precautions that have been taken.

-Coop is well shaded.
-Pool/Tub is emptied 3-4 times in a day so they have cold well water.
-Separate waterer has electrolytes added.
-Both coops have fans in them for air movement.
-Misters are set up but the humidity is too high for them to be effective, used on hot/dry days.
-Ice is added to waterer every few hours.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated. I hate watching ducks pant.
 
My flock survived three days above 115 degrees they should be fine with what your giving them.

Roger that. We're experiencing temps here in Oklahoma that haven't been seen in over 5 years. (Our oldest duck is just over 4 years old so we're sailing into uncharted territory). Person-wise this temp is nothing, I'm from AZ.
 
Your doing all you can and as long as they have shade and fresh water for drinking and bathing they should come through. Maybe move their pool into the shade if it isn't already.
 
Your doing all you can and as long as they have shade and fresh water for drinking and bathing they should come through. Maybe move their pool into the shade if it isn't already.

The pool gets shade throughout most of the day. Its only now at this current time when the western sun really hits it.
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It gets really hot in summer here and also our Christmas is in summer. The movies with Christmas having snow made no sense. Also my ducks go fine is summer, they spend most of the day in the shade and drinking water, I usually get the hose out and spray them to cool them down.
 

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