Did you know that Buff Laced Polish chickens do not sweat? Staying cool is much different when it comes to chickens. Many chickens including the Buff Laced Polish chicken do not have sweat glands and cannot sweat. Instead they cool themselves by panting sort of like dogs. Chickens keep cool by getting rid of the heat in their bodies. They do this by evaporating water located on the surface tissue of the lungs. For instance, a Buff Laced Polish chicken draws air into his lungs where a “heat exchange” takes place. When the he exhales, he sends out most of the warm air and is therefore able to lower his body temperature. If the outside temperature is extremely warm and it doesn’t appear that your Buff Laced Polish chicken is panting to keep cool then you should call your animal hospital Thousand Oaks CA. Heat exhaustion or heat stroke can happen rapidly.

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