Rainy season: humidity, litter, moulds, walls and floor
When the rain comes, many farmers breathe out: it is less hot. But the chicken changes enemy. Humidity rises to 85 or 90%, the litter no longer dries, ammonia climbs, feed goes mouldy in the bags, rainwater runs into the house and the nights turn cool for the chicks. In Côte d’Ivoire, depending on the region, this lasts four to six months a year. This lesson teaches you to prepare the house before the rain and to manage it during.
11 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 what high humidity changes for the chicken, the litter and the feed
- ✓Prepare the house before the season: floor, apron, drains, roof overhang, curtains, litter stock
- ✓Manage the flock in the rain: curtains, fans, litter, heating of chicks
- ✓Store feed so it does not go mouldy and recognise spoiled feed