[Burkinabird]

Hi there all,

I have question for the more knowledgeable persons than I.

Bob is from Africa, and is in Africa, but how hot is too hot for this little guy to stay outside? It is currently between 38-44 Celsius(100-111F) outside at noon. He is from this climate, as I bought him here, but he seems to be struggling with the mid-days heat(heavy rapid breathing/wings off of body/standing tall/and not tons of movement). He has shade in his cage as I cover the top. And I can see him out the corner of my eye all day when I'm here.

However on the other hand, he hates my office as it is always cooler like 25(77f) Celsius in which he Puffs up and shivers... What should I be doing? Is he ok outside as it gets hot about noon and stays hot til about 4. Then it cools down quickly? I just want what is best for the little guy. I always have lot of water for him, and shade.

Sincerely,
Tim n' Bob Marley

[Picco]

our african sun is extremely hot...we've been struggling with the heat wave for months now and yes picco droops in the heat outdoors as well, although our greys are from africa and should be accustomed to the heat, we must remember in the congo basin they exist in the forests where during the hottest parts of the day they shelter in the coolness of the trees where it is more bearable than the urban areas in africa, for us here in SA i put picco out in the mornings to have his breakfast and get his 3 hrs of sunlight since mornings are still cooler, as soon as its 10am and the sun gets stronger in he comes....houses gets quite hot, sometimes the aircon doesnt seem to make much difference but i keep it on the lowest setting just to make it bearable and i keep him misted after every coupla hours. you should find an acceptable temp setting on your aircon thats comfy for him and set to that....

[Mama2ManyMouths]

Sounds like Bob is a hot-blooded little guy, compared with our two. Our house is only about 20C (70F) at best, and in the summer, if it goes over 30C we're all dying. . .

The rule of thumb (on this side of the pond) is to keep them between 70 & 80F (20 to 27C) and no higher than 90F (or 32C) without some form of cooling (fan, water spray, ice chips in their water, frozen fruit snacks.) Your bird may vary - which it sounds like he does.