The unusually hot weather makes egg chicken feel stressed and, hence, lay fewer eggs even though the chicken are mostly raised in enclosed areas equipped with air conditioners or Evap system, he explained.
With outdoor temperature exceeding 40 C, he said that the cooling system in the enclosed areas does not help much and, on top of that, the cooling system needs to be fed with water all the time and this is simply not possible in drought-stricken areas where water is scarce.