Sorry for your loss.
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Sorry for your loss.@casportpony
Thank you for your suggestion. She had a convulsion and died in my arms shortly after I wrote the post.
Now I know that if any of the others goes under the coop to be in the shade, I must put a bowl of water within their reach and not expect them to come out and walk the half a yard into the coop to get a drink. These are my first chickens, and I never realised that the heat was such a killer. Today my husband has fixed up an awning on the side of the coop to give them some more shade. They also have citrus trees, apple trees and olive trees to free range under. The one that died was a lot smaller than the others and a lot slower with her feathers coming in. I think she was the 'runt' of the hatch. Thank God that the other 3 chickens are bigger and more healthy. They are also suffering from the heat, but go under the trees and dust bathe to keep cool. I've been keeping a close eye on them since she died, and they DO go regularly to drink either from the waterer in the coop or from the bowls of water I place under the trees.
I suppose for cochins it's even more difficult for them in hot weather because of all their extra feathers...
Thanks for the update!Tiny, my rooster, is back to normal and back with his friends. Thank you all for suggestions and advice.
Can you get her to a vet?Hi okay, I don't know how to use this website at all! But I need help or edvice! My chicken whom I love with all my heart her name is cleopatra but she usually goes my peep peep. She always runs to me when I see her but this time when I walked into my room she was just sitting there and walking very slowly or barley moving. I think it's dehydration, so I got a big clean bowl of water and she drank it on own (no struggle). But she can't really eat which is a problem obviously but she does try to get the feed in her mouth. I just realized this strange behavior and hour and a half ago. She's now wrapped up in a blanket next to me in bed. I don't know what I would do without her. Please help me.