Fighting heat: roofing, misting, fans, feeding hours
Between March and May, and on every windless afternoon, the house thermometer passes 33 °C and chickens over four weeks old open their beaks. You cannot air-condition an open-sided house, but you can act on five levers: stop heat getting in (roofing), get it out (moving air), cool the air when it is dry (misting), shift meals to the cool hours and keep the water cold. This lesson gives the action plan, hour by hour, for a 34 °C day.
12 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 8 — Climate control and housing in a hot climate. It opens to registered students who have passed the level 7 exam. Levels 1 to 5 and the tracks remain readable by everyone.
What you will learn
- ✓Explain how heat gets into the house and how the chicken gets rid of it
- ✓Choose and install a roof and shade that reduce the heat received
- ✓Size and place circulation fans and misting, and know when not to mist
- ✓Apply the hot-day plan: feeding hours, cool water, the technician’s actions