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Are the chicks panting?

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The Peregrine Chick:

--- Quote from: MayShowers on June 16, 2010, 15:51 ---I have a silly question also.  In the heat of the day it sometimes looks like the chicks are panting, just like a dog would do on a hot day (minus sticking out their tongue).  Do chicks cool themselves down this way or is it something else? :-\

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Main cooling techniques ... they pant, find the shade and lie on their bellies with their feet splayed out.  Just a note, their feathers are not as thick at today's age (banding age = 21-23 days) as you might think - thick enough but not as thick as you think.

MayShowers:
I have a silly question also.  In the heat of the day it sometimes looks like the chicks are panting, just like a dog would do on a hot day (minus sticking out their tongue).  Do chicks cool themselves down this way or is it something else? :-\

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