Summer, sun, sunshine - the warm season does not only bring good mood to us humans, also in the chicken coop you can see how the chickens become more active or take a sunbath in the chicken run with pleasure.
But summer can also present us with challenges when it comes to keeping chickens.
When the thermometer climbs towards the 30°C mark, it can quickly become dangerous for our chickens. Because chickens can not sweat and can suffer from heat stress or even get overheated without supporting measures. Therefore, you should keep a close eye on your chickens and prevent heat stress, for example, by using immune-boosting vitamin concentrates such as Körnerpick Profi Vitamin Plus. How to deal with heat in the chicken coop properly, we answer in our online guide: The most important tips for keeping chickens in the summer.
Especially newcomers to private chicken keeping often ask us whether chickens should be fed differently in summer than in winter. And indeed, there are seasonal differences that should be taken into account both in the nutritional requirements of the chickens and due to the natural feed supply in the chicken run. Therefore, when keeping laying hens, one should consider the increased calcium requirements for eggshell formation, which can be met by supplementing calcium products such as Körnerpick Profi Calcium Plus or grit with shell lime such as Körnerpick Profi Mineral Plus. How to choose the right chicken feed in summer, we describe in our article: How to feed chickens in the warm season.
But the biggest challenge is diseases in the chicken flock. In the summer months, the main problem is ectoparasites such as chicken mites. The little pests like it warm to multiply and can then quickly become an unpleasant nuisance in the chicken coop. In addition to veterinary prophylaxis, good house hygiene is the be-all and end-all in the chicken house. But also natural products based on effective microorganisms such as Körnerpick EMH Milb-Stop or Körnerpick EMH Feather-Care perform good services in the fight against chicken mites. We have summarized the best tips for the prevention and control of chicken mites.
Buy the right chicken feed concentrates to arm yourself against heat stress and chicken mites. In our online store you can buy chicken feed concentrates with which you can optimize the nutritional supply of your chickens even in summer. Our grain pick concentrates are also suitable for other types of poultry such as ducks, geese or quail.
Until 14.08.2022 Eggersmann Körnerpick chicken concentrates are on offer at attractively reduced prices!
