How to deal with high temperatures in poultry farms

Dr. Hoger Omar Mohamed Murad / Poultry Health and Breeding Specialist

8/6/2024

Here is a set of procedures that I advise project owners and poultry breeding halls to follow during the hot season:

• Turn off the lights from 7 am to 7 pm and suffice with the lighting that enters from windows and openings of the extractors or extractors (for broiler chickens).
• Try to give feed in the form of meals, and focus on the morning and evening meal and do not feed during the heat, especially from 12 pm to 5 pm.
• Give antipyretics such as vitamin C with aspirin (in the absence of bleeding problems such as feed toxins and Gamboro disease) or vitamin C with Novalgin (in the event of problems).
• Give liquid acidifiers to acidify the water to increase the acidity of the water. Liquid acidifiers or antitoxins can be used.
• Feed condition, hand-made, it is recommended to increase the energy content of the feed by adding oils to the feed.
• Birds can be sprayed with medium spray provided that there are extractors (suction cups) with low relative humidity or a strong air current that allows the water to evaporate and exit the hall.

• The surface of the hall can be sprayed with water during a heat wave continuously to reduce the temperature of the hall.
• Use ammonium chloride, which is a diuretic (kidney wash) that leads to increased water consumption, which leads to reducing the temperature of the birds, and it has another important benefit, which is cooling the water.
• If the water tank is exposed on the roof, it must be covered to protect it from direct sunlight.
• If the water tank capacity is 1000 liters, you should put a quarter of the water in it, i.e. 250 liters of water only, to avoid the water temperature rising.
• Use ice in the drinking water to help cool it.
• Use expectorants by spraying or drinking water, such as Mentofen, Pamophylline, Aerofort, or Aramox.

• Leave a space of one meter wide, along the hall and on both sides, remove the bedding from it and moisten it with water in a light spray, to make room for birds suffering from heat stress to lie on the cold floor.