Field exercise: time the breathing and observe the posture of 10 birds in the hot hours
Everything you have learnt in this level fits into a ten-minute action: counting the breathing and recording the posture of ten birds, at the hottest hour, and comparing with the same measurement taken in the cool of the morning. This exercise gives you the first physiological figure of your farm, the one that warns of heat stroke before the deaths. You will do it three days in a row, on your own house, with the sheet provided, and you will know how to read the result.
14 min read · 5-question quiz at the end
By Abdul Hussein ChoumanFounder of NEXTEKCI · Agnibilékrou hatchery since 2006Lesson reserved for students following the steps
This lesson is part of Level 6 — The bird: anatomy, physiology, behaviour. It opens to registered students who have passed the level 5 exam. Levels 1 to 5 and the tracks remain readable by everyone.
What you will learn
- ✓Prepare the equipment and choose ten representative birds without disturbing the flock
- ✓Count a reliable breathing rate (15 seconds × 4) and code the posture with a four-sign grid
- ✓Fill in the record sheet, calculate the average, the maximum and the percentage of open beaks, and compare morning and afternoon
- ✓Read the result with the thresholds and decide the day's action