Heat Kills Chickens

Heat kills chickens but flock owners can protect their birds by taking a lesson from Theodore Roosevelt

 

When an intense heat wave descended on New York City in the summer of 1896 millions of people lived crammed together in tenements Around 1500 died from the extreme heat Roosevelt was then a little-known police commissioner who did two things that saved human lives

 

He ordered the fire department to spray water in the streets and on tenement buildings  It lowered the temperature a few degrees And, ice In that era before refrigeration, tenement dwellers couldn’t afford to buy ice Roosevelt gave them

Why is My Chicken Panting? What it Means and What to Do About it

It’s a hot summer afternoon You head out to check on your flock and notice something alarming Your hens are standing still with their beaks wide open, breathing fast Some are holding their wings away from their bodies Your first instinct might be to worry, and you should listen to that instinct!

Your chickens are panting, and