cool Archives - British Waterfowl Association https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/tag/cool/ Conservation, Education and Preservation Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:18:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Pal-Mates … weekend web tip https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/pal-mates-weekend-web-tip-25/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:17:41 +0000 https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/?p=19646 Clean water is really enjoyed by waterfowl. With continued high temperatures, here are tips to help waterfowl feel more comfortable:   • Watch your birds and see where they choose to be • Most waterfowl will cope fine as long as they have constant access to drinking water and shade • Swimming water is helpful […]

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Clean water is really enjoyed by waterfowl. With continued high temperatures, here are tips to help waterfowl feel more comfortable:
 
• Watch your birds and see where they choose to be
• Most waterfowl will cope fine as long as they have constant access to drinking water and shade
• Swimming water is helpful as waterfowl can regulate temperature through their feet
• Make sure everyone can find shade
• Keep water refreshed and clean
• Minimise stress
• Prepare lettuce or spinach ice cubes for enrichment
• Set a hose on fine mist to cool an area of the enclosure
• Consider cooling fans for indoor grower areas, especially if they have single skin roofing
• Delay delivering or collecting birds on unusually hot days
• Don’t neglect your own health; stay hydrated
• And again, make sure everyone can find shade
 

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