Noticed my hens started laying way less after the big heatwave last July in Austin

I keep three Australorps in a coop I built myself behind the garage. Last summer we had that crazy 10 day stretch where it hit 105 every single afternoon. Their egg production dropped from about 6 a week down to just 1 or 2 for a whole month afterwards. I tried adding electrolytes to their water and they perked up a little but not much. Has anyone else seen a big drop like that after hot weather and how long did it take them to get back to normal?

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phoenixb661d ago

Heat stress slams their systems hard.

bettyh847h ago

Here in Phoenix we hit 118 last summer and I saw neighbors' aloe plants literally cooking in their pots. The ones in direct south sun turned to mush way faster than shaded ones not even 10 feet away.