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With the temperatures currently skyrocketing are your chickens in need of some extra TLC? Barastoc Poultry have put together some handy information for chicken owners to help you keep your chickens safe and healthy during summer. Chickens feel the full brunt of summer when temperatures start going outside their ideal ambient temperature of 18-25 degrees Celsius, the other element that amplifies the severity of their heat tolerance is humidity. The combination of high temperatures plus high air humidity will increase your bird’s discomfort and chances of heat stress. Unlike humans, chickens don’t have the ability to sweat and therefore have...

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