Heat stress gets everyone’s attention. Every summer, producers tweak ventilation, dump electrolytes in the water, and run fans nonstop. Fair enough — that’s the visible crisis. But here is a blind spot nobody talks about: what happens AFTER the temperature drops? Almost all the research focuses on keeping birds cool during a heat wave. Feed supplements, ventilation tricks, lighting adjustments — all tested with the heat still on. In real barns though, the damage doesn’t stop when the thermostat goes down. Those first few hours after heat withdrawal might actually be the most dangerous window of all. And that’s where a completely different approach to recovery comes in. The Recovery…