Raising chickens in the tropics comes with unique challenges, but Dr. Fred Hanley and the Jamaica Broilers Group appear to have it mastered. Chickens are raised in open air barns, with access to the outdoors. Temperatures rarely drop below 80 degrees, even at night. Shade clothes shield the chickens from the tropical sun. Modern chickens are descendants of jungle fowl, and a chicken is more likely to roam outside when they have some protection from aerial predators. To keep t