Prevent dehydration by body temperature control

Day old chicks are very sensitive to external factors. These change a lot from the moment of hatch and during the first three days of their life post-hatch. Keeping the body temperature permanently between 40 and 40.6 degrees Celsius during this period will prevent dehydration and allows a better start. Permanently measuring body temperature is therefore needed. By Dr Inge van Roovert-Reijrink, HatchTech, the Netherlands During the last decades, commercial hatcheries mainly focused on maximum h