Last week was sad for me when I saw farmers losing chicks and grown up chickens to floods that are causing havoc and untold suffering to human beings and animals. It is our peak season for broiler production as we prepare for Christmas celebrations and here, we are confronted with torrential rains. To survive this wet season, there are fundamental measures we must take to help chicks cope up with the current challenge and grow to maturation with high livability, high growth rates within five weeks of production.