Late summer is a busy time for backyard chicken keepers and poultry enthusiasts. While your flock may still be laying well and enjoying longer days, warmer temperatures, parasites and seasonal stress can all take their toll on your birds.
By focusing on nutrition, hygiene and preventative care, you can help your chickens stay healthy as they transition into autumn. Here are our top poultry health tips for keeping your flock thriving during late summer.
1. Keep Your Flock Hydrated
Warm weather increases the risk of dehydration, especially for laying hens. Always provide fresh, clean water and check drinkers regularly throughout the day.
Adding a complete poultry supplement such as Aviform All-in-One Chicken Tonic can help provide essential vitamins and nutrients to support overall health during periods of seasonal stress.
2. Watch Out for Red Mites
Late summer is peak season for red mites, one of the most common parasites affecting poultry. These tiny pests feed on birds overnight, causing irritation, stress, reduced egg production and, in severe infestations, anaemia.
Regularly inspect perches, nest boxes and cracks in the coop for signs of mites. Alongside good coop hygiene, products such as Mitey Stuff! Red Mite Liquid Supplement for Chickens can form part of your flock management routine.
3. Support Digestive Health
Changes in weather, moulting and environmental stress can all affect your birds' digestive system.
Supporting gut health helps birds make the most of their feed while maintaining good condition. DIGESTIVE STUFF! Probiotic Chicken Recovery Supplement contains beneficial probiotics to help support a healthy gut microbiome and digestive function. Aviform DIGESTIVE STUFF! Probiotic Chicken Recovery Supplement
4. Prepare for the Autumn Moult
Many chickens begin moulting towards the end of summer, replacing old feathers with healthy new ones.
Feather growth requires significant amounts of protein, vitamins and minerals, making nutrition especially important during this period. A complete supplement can help support birds through this demanding stage while maintaining their overall condition.
5. Support Eggshell Quality
If your hens continue laying into late summer, maintaining adequate calcium levels remains essential.
Supplementing with Aviform Liquid Calcium Supplement for Chickens helps support strong eggshells and healthy bone development, particularly for productive laying hens. Aviform Liquid Calcium Supplement for Chickens
6. Keep the Coop Clean
Good biosecurity becomes even more important during warm weather.
Regularly:
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Remove droppings.
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Replace bedding.
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Clean feeders and drinkers.
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Improve ventilation.
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Reduce damp areas where parasites thrive.
A clean environment reduces disease pressure and helps keep birds comfortable.
7. Boost Overall Health Before Autumn
As summer draws to a close, it's an excellent time to strengthen your flock's health before colder weather arrives.
The Flock Wellness Pack for Chickens combines several of Aviform's poultry supplements in one convenient bundle, supporting digestion, immunity, mite management and overall wellbeing as part of a complete flock health programme.
Final Thoughts
Late summer is the perfect opportunity to prepare your flock for the changing seasons. By combining good nutrition, parasite prevention, digestive support and excellent coop hygiene, you can help your chickens remain healthy, productive and ready for autumn.
Whether you're looking to support laying hens, birds preparing to moult or your entire flock's wellbeing, Aviform's range of poultry supplements offers targeted nutritional support for every stage of the year.