Did you know that chickens, like the Albino chicken, do not sweat in order to stay cool? Albino chickens don’t even have sweat glands to allow them to sweat if they wanted to. However, Albino chickens do pant. Like dogs, the Albino chicken cools himself by panting. Chickens are able to keep cool through ridding their bodies of heat through panting. Panting actually evaporates water located on the surface tissue of the lungs. For example, an Albino chicken draws air into his lungs where a “heat exchange” takes place. When 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 chicken is panting to keep cool then you should call your vet. Heat exhaustion or heat stroke can happen rapidly if not caught and treated by your veterinarian Marquette, MI immediately.