Watch out for the death of chicks caused by high temperature

The tolerance of chicks to high temperature is largely influenced by humidity and ventilation. Temporary high temperature, chicks have a certain ability to adapt and adjust, but in a long-term high temperature environment, chicks temperature regulation mechanism can not resist, if more than a certain limit, chicks will die.

Chickens at high temperatures open their mouths and gasp, stay away from heat sources, be lazy, have a reduced appetite, drink more water, lower or higher body temperature, and die constantly. Even if there is no mass death, due to high fever, affect the appetite of chicks, leading to hunger, so that growth and development stagnation, but also can induce other diseases.

The dead chickens caused by high temperature generally have no obvious pathological changes, only gastrointestinal emptiness, pulmonary congestion, congestion and edema can be seen. There are two reasons for the high temperature environment of chicks. One is that the outside temperature is too high, the humidity in the chicken house is too high, the ventilation performance is poor, and the density of chicks is large. Second, the thermometer is out of order, or the thermometer is placed in an improper position and height, and the temperature in the chicken house cannot be judged correctly, resulting in excessive heating in the house, or uneven heat distribution.