2025 Hot Weather Poultry House Management Workshop
This intensive training program has been specifically designed for those who want to learn more about poultry house environmental management during hot weather.
2025 Hot Weather Poultry House Management Workshop April 15 – 17 Flinchum’s Phoenix – Athens, Georgia
This intensive training program has been specifically designed for those who want to learn more about poultry house environmental management during hot weather. The workshop consists of lectures as well as hands on group exercises designed to help attendees gain a firm understanding of the principles behind hot weather poultry house management.
Topics to be covered
Poultry temperature regulation
Determining poultry house air exchange rates
Bird cooling methods
Simplified tunnel ventilation system design
Group exercise – Using Poultry411 Tunnel ventilation system design app
Factors affecting air speed in tunnel houses
Factors affecting air speed uniformity in tunnel houses
Drinking water supplements
Tunnel ventilation and static pressure
Tunnel fan selection
Bird density Vs. Bird heat stress
Variable speed tunnel fans
Tunnel fan maintenance
Static pressure/Fan selection – spreadsheet
Evaporative cooling principles
Group exercise – Using Poultry411 Pad cooling app
Commonly asked questions about evaporative cooling
Evaporative cooling system maintenance
Basic tunnel house operation
Evaluating tunnel ventilation system performance
The importance of nighttime bird management during hot weather
Presenters
Mr. Michael Czarick – UGA Poultry Science
Dr. Brian Fairchild – UGA Poultry Science
Mr. Jack Ellison – Eagan Manufacturing
Mr. Isaac Singletary – Munters
Dates
The workshop will begin at 8:00 AM on April 15 and will conclude at 12:00 PM April 17th.
Lodging
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Springhill Suites Athens West – 3500 Daniels Bridge Road Athens, GA 30606.
Register by March 9th. Room rate is $154.00. Use group code HWWHWWB (one king bed) or HWWHWWA (Two queen beds).
