How to raise chickens in summer to cool down and prevent heatstroke? Introduce 7 ways to everyone!

1. Greening and cooling

You can plant creepers and other vines around the chicken house, allowing them to climb on the walls and roof of the chicken house not only to block the strong sunlight, but also to reduce the indoor temperature due to the air flow between the leaves and the wall.

2. The fan cools down

Install a certain number of fans at a certain interval in the chicken house. When the temperature in the house rises, turn on the fans, but the noise is louder, but it will cause chicken stress.

3. Water curtain cooling

The water curtain cooling is the use of a fan negative pressure system and the water curtain to artificially reproduce the physical process of natural water evaporation and cooling, which can make the air in the chicken house fresh and the temperature is appropriate. However, the cost of the chicken house with water curtain cooling is higher.

4. Continuous water supply

There can be no shortage of water at any time in summer. The best drinking time for chickens is the cool time between 6 am and 10 am. Drinking water for laying hens is one of the measures for laying hens to dissipate heat and relieve heat stress. The temperature of drinking water for chickens is best controlled at 8-12°C and kept below 25°C. You can add ice cubes to the water or use deep well water to reduce the temperature of the water.

5. Cooling of the insulation layer

Enhance the thermal insulation capacity of the roof and walls and reduce the solar radiant heat entering the house; set up sunshade nets or awnings outside the windows to prevent direct sunlight from irradiating the chickens.

6. Drug cooling

Vitamin C is the best medicine for heatstroke prevention and cooling, and it is recommended to double the amount used in summer. In addition, some fats, amino acids and the like can be added to the feed for the chickens, which can reduce the heat generation of the chickens and improve the resistance of the chickens.

7. Improve the chicken coop

Insist on removing the manure of the chicken house every day to reduce the heat production of the manure in the house; improve the ventilation conditions, increase the area of ​​vents and roof skylights; improve the environmental greening around the chicken house can not only reduce radiant heat, but also absorb carbon dioxide and reduce dust Density, to purify the air inside and outside the house.