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The most critical nutrient
What is water?
This animal regulates body temperature through its comb, wattles, and feet.
What is a chicken?
The use of these portable air moving devices pointed toward animal resting areas can help animals cope with heat.
What are fans?
These three buggy pests multiply rapidly in hot weather causing irritation, blood loss, and disease transmission.
What are mosquitos, ticks and flies?
Clean and replace this more frequently during the summer.
What is bedding?
Can be doubled or tripled in hot weather
What is water intake or water consumption?
These two treats are enjoyed by people and poultry and may be frozen before given to your chickens.
What are corn and watermelon?
These structures should have open sides or doors to allow cross-ventilation (air to flow).
What are barns and sheds?
Cleaning pens daily reduces this
What are Breeding sites?
This harbors ammonia and bacteria which increases respiratory stress in hot weather.
What is wet bedding?
Access to this should be provided constantly.
What is cool, clean water?
Providing ceramic tiles and frozen water bottles are an excellent way to help this furry friend cool.
What is a rabbit?
These devices create wind chill and help keep animals cool through evaporative cooling.
What are fans?
Apply this to livestock while following withdrawl times for market animals.
What is insecticidal spray or pour-on?
Doing this with manure away from animals reduces odor and fly breeding sites.
What is composting?
These containers should be checked at least twice a day and placed in the shade.
What are troughs, tanks, and/or buckets?
These two smaller 4 hooved friends both tolerate heat better than other animals but will still suffer if over crowded.
Who are sheep and goats.
Installing these things into the roof of animal housing lets hot air escape.
What are ridge vents and cupolas?
Check animals daily for infestation of this creepy crawly, especially around ears, eyes, and under tails
What are ticks?
This metabolic process generates heat.
What is digestion?
These may be added to water for a few days during heat waves to replace minerals lost through panting.
What are electrolytes?
This mammal raised for meat is extremely heat sensitive because it cannot sweat.
What is a pig?
This kind of fan is used in commercial large farms as well as for small flocks.
What us an exhaust fan?
For pastured animals consider moving them to this to break life cycle of internal parasites (like worms) that are more active in warm, moist conditions.
What is a different pasture?
Choosing these two times of the day to feed your animals can reduce the animals' heat load during peak daytime temperatures.
What are the coolest parts of the day--early morning (5-7am) and late evening (8-10am)?