Hello from AZ! New to chickens and so far ok?

[mommahen5]

My husband brought home 3 chickens from a co-worker one night. He has always wanted laying hens and he got his opportunity, lol. I'm a softie. We have a good coop and run for them but let them mostly free range our back yard. They seem to be happy and give us an egg a day each. However, today we almost lost one due to the sudden heat increase. I hosed her down and put her in my cool garage with ice in her vacinity. I gave her some pedialyte and she has gone from limp unconsciencousness (sp?) to sitting and pecking at a little food and drinking a little water but not standing or really moving. Does she have a chance of making it? I'm figuring that I will leave her in our cool garage for the next few days with plenty of water and food but is there anything else I should be doing?

 

[dreamer5577]

Hi && Welcome!!!

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

Sounds like a good plan. You may want to visit the Arizona thread, they are active and have a lot of experience with hot-weather chicken keeping.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohio. So glad you joined. Good luck with your hen. Good advice given.

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[kidcody]

from washington state glad you joined us!

 

[Kevin565]

 

[greymane]