Heat Stroke?

[MenekseD]

Yesterday I went out to check the chickies, and our one rooster was leaning back on his haunches, wings spread, and his head drooping to the ground.It was 90 degrees yesterday, and even hotter in the coop where I found him. I grabbed him (which is strange as he runs when you get within 10 feet of him) and brought him in, treated for heat stroke. Gave him water, turned on a fan, and misted him with a water bottle. I didn`t want to dunk him because I thought he`d go into shock or something. He perked up a bit, he was alert, and eating after an hour or two. Today, he doesn`t walk though, he just sits there with his head resting on the chair. When he stands up he poops, so I clean it and he sits back down. He doesn`t lift his head all the way, not even to eat or drink or while standing. Also, when we first brought him in I noticed that the back of his comb was blackish. That`s gone today though.

I`m not completely sure if it was heat stroke now, as you can`t find a guide on that with poultry. And a week ago, the other rooster was having trouble walking, he would take a few steps the collapse. Take a few steps and collapse. He was completely alert from start to end though, and was out the same day. He just had trouble walking, no other symptoms that I noticed. A friend thinks it`s a cold going around cause the kid has a cold. *rolling eyes*

So, do you guys think it`s heat stroke or some sort of disease? I can`t take him to vet either because there isn`t many in this area and I don`t have money for that now. If it was a heat stroke, how long till he`s completely better? and did he suffer brain damage?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I had a welsummer hen down like your bird in the coop during last summer's extreme heat.
I immediately gave her a cool bath to bring down her body temp. Then I dried her, put her on a towel in a cage in the basement where it's much cooler. The next day she was finally perky, eating and drinking. I put her back in the coop and 2 days later she was dead. If I had it to do over again, I would have left her in the basement for at least 4 days for the heat stress to be completely relieved.

 

[mg15]

ohhhh my....I am going to keep an eye out for the heat stroke with my Leghorn. She seems to keep her mouth open when she is over heated. I will bring her in and keep her in. Thanks for responding to the other BYC er.
I learned from your post.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

All chickens pant above 85, most suffer above 95.
Leghorns are pretty heat hardy as are most Mediterranean breeds.
Shade, cool drinking water and cold foot baths help. I fill extra containers with water, freeze them and when it's over 95 put a chunk of ice in each waterer and foot bath.