Summer Heat

[farmerJonBrown]

My Cots have been laying 9 eggs a day for almost a month and now the past two days they have not been laying as well. yesterday they layed 3 eggs and today I got none. Is it possible it is the heat causing this problem? I has been almost 100 degrees the past two days. If so, how can I keep them cool. I put a box fan on them today when I saw them panting. I know with rabbits you can put frozen water bottles, but is the the thing to do with quail?

Thanks,
Farmer Jon

 

[HunterH]

You can give ice cubes in their waterer, mine like that. I think frozen water bottles are fine too. The heat is taxing on them and can stop them from laying. I'm in Columbia getting the same heat wave you are and I only got one egg today.