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Farm Animal Heat Stress: Keeping Goats, Horses, Sheep, Pigs and Chickens Cool →

July 24, 2025

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy We hear some version of this every July: "The goats are fine, they're just lying around. The horse is the one I'm worried about." That's often about ri...
Summer Health Concerns for Chickens: Heat Stress, Water, Eggs and How to Keep the Flock Cool →

August 02, 2024

By Theresa Gibilisco, owner, The Hungry Puppy Chickens wear a down coat all year. That's great in January and rough in July, especially in a humid Jersey heat wave. Most of the summer problems peop...

Farm Animal Heat Stress: Keeping Goats, Horses, Sheep, Pigs and Chickens Cool

• All Posts • farm • goats • heat stress • horses • livestock • pigs • sheep • summer

One page for summer heat on the farm: what to set up before a heat wave, what horses, goats, sheep, pigs and chickens each need, and the signs that mean call the vet.

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Summer Health Concerns for Chickens: Heat Stress, Water, Eggs and How to Keep the Flock Cool

• All Posts • chickens • farm feed • heat stress • poultry • Summer

New Jersey summers are hard on hens. How to spot heat stress early, how much more water they drink, what to do for a hen in trouble, why eggs slow down, and the cooling tricks that actually help, from frozen treats to shade on the west side of the run.

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