Chicken so hot she couldn't stand

[The WinterWolf]

I walked outside to collect eggs, and I saw one hen drinking water, and one hen laying under the coop. Normally, when I open the gate, they all run out as If they have never seen grass and trees before. Of course, stilts, who is slow and lags behind, stayed behind to stand in the water bowl . So I just went over and opened the coop door, collected the eggs, and when I shut it, I noticed my barred rock not running away which was unusual. So I took the opportunity to pick her up and pet her, but when I put my hand down, she just kind of flopped a little. I picked her up and set her on her feet to see if she could stand. She couldn't. So I picked her up and brought her inside.

Update: it's about an hour later, and normally they stop panting and perk up and run away, but she hasn't. I picked her up and set her down on her feet, and she got up and started walking as if she had bent her legs in half, to the point where i just picked her up and set her down on her towel.

Update again: she is finally standing but her feet keep slipping out from under her. she is chirping and getting petted and drinking and all that, so is there anything else i should do rather than wait?

 

[DobieLover]

Offer her water with electrolytes and a little sugar in it.

Can you please post a picture of your setup? Is it in FULL shade all day long?

You write that "they normally stop panting and perk up right away". How many times has this happened? If they are constantly getting so hot that they are collapsing and need to be brought indoors, you need to get them to a cooler spot in full shade, offer a mister or put out bottles of frozen water slightly buried in the ground or all of the above to keep them from overheating in the first place. It can cause permanent organ damage.

 

[The WinterWolf]

Offer her water with electrolytes and a little sugar in it.

Can you please post a picture of your setup? Is it in FULL shade all day long?

You write that "they normally stop panting and perk up right away". How many times has this happened? If they are constantly getting so hot that they are collapsing and need to be brought indoors, you need to get them to a cooler spot in full shade, offer a mister or put out bottles of frozen water slightly buried in the ground or all of the above to keep them from overheating in the first place. It can cause permanent organ damage.

once it happened a long time ago. i just took her inside and she was better. ill post pictures in a second.

 

[The WinterWolf]

she's better now. i got up in the night because i heard flapping, and she was roosting on a laundry basket. i let them out a lot so they can go to the northern end of the house which is much cooler.