Help! Over heated limp chicken. pics added

[Alabama ee]

It looks like she is not panting. That is good. Hopefully, she is just tired. Laying that huge egg might have added to her problem.

If it is heat stress, she should be better by tomorrow. With heat stroke...it depends on how much damage was done. You should know by tomorrow. Just make sure she drinks something right now. Especially if she is a shy bird, don't handle her more then you need to. Continue to keep her cool and as stress free as possible.

 

[8hipchicks]

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Not necessarily. Your pretty girl has been through the wringer between the heat and that huge egg. That egg alone would take the wind out of my Bl. Australorp's sails. She could be feeling off and sore because of that. She might need several days to recover either of these events.

 

[wanttobefarmer]

Ok do I keep giving her water by syringe if she isn't drinking or eating and if so how much. She doesn't like it but whatever. I don't want to give too much.
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[wanttobefarmer]

Ok I'll keep her in the bathroom. If she isn't drinking on her own how much water should i be giving her ? I'm using a syringe to dribble water down her throat.
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Not necessarily. Your pretty girl has been through the wringer between the heat and that huge egg. That egg alone would take the wind out of my Bl. Australorp's sails. She could be feeling off and sore because of that. She might need several days to recover either of these events.

 

[8hipchicks]

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Not necessarily. Your pretty girl has been through the wringer between the heat and that huge egg. That egg alone would take the wind out of my Bl. Australorp's sails. She could be feeling off and sore because of that. She might need several days to recover either of these events.


I don't know many chickens that like having water given to them. Bl. Australorps are big birds. I typically do 3-4 syringe fulls every hour. I just try to be more consistent about it than the amount. Keep her cool. Keep her quiet. Keep her consistently hydrated with electrolyte water and maybe a bit of her favorite treat!

 

[Alabama ee]

You might want to keep her in tonight. It is great you have got some water in her. Let her rest overnight. I know it is hard, but try not to worry too much.

Let us all know how she is tomorrow.

 

[HHandbasket]

Cold, refrigerated hydrating treats such as cantaloup or watermelon or grapes will also help cool her and hydrate her and give her fruity carbohyrdates to recover from stress. I will put chunks of melon in the freezer for half an hour or an hour before I give them to the girls in the hot afternoons.

I keep two 20-oz soda bottles filled with water in the freezer. In the afternoons when it gets hot, I put the 2 frozen bottles in the bottom/shady part of the henhouse where my girls try to stay cool in the afternoons. This seems to have made a HUGE improvement in how they handle the hot afternoons here. In the evening, I retrieve the bottles from the henhouse, rinse them off, and stick them back in the freezer (a separate freezer in the garage) for my girls for the next day. I dump out the water and replace it probably a couple of times a week. You may want to give that a try because it's quite helpful. I got the idea from another thread here on BYC a while back.

 

[wanttobefarmer]

She's staying in the bathroom. He just lays there and sleeps. I give her pedialite about one syringe full every hour. We'll see what tommorrow brings. I already have water bottles freezing now to put in the coop and I put a sprinkler in the run today after my australorp collapsed. All the other chickens seem fine, but she laid the biggest egg I've seen right before I found her. Maybe she is just exhausted. I'm hoping

 

[theoldchick]

Too bad you don't have a vet who can who show you how to give SQ fluids in the wing web. Birds or any wild animal who is in this condition will usually be unable to metabolize oral liquids. Good luck with her. Sometimes TLC makes all the difference in the world.

 

[mediazeal]

One of my Golden Penciled Hamburgs had this same problem a couple of weeks ago when we hit 105 here. She was almost dead when I found her. She could not hold her head up, was not able to sit with her legs under her, certainly could not stand. Could not walk. Did not protest when I picked her up (which she hates). I brought her inside (75 degrees) to a dog crate, and put a fan on her. It took her several hours to recover. At first she couldn't even lift her head. Then we got head lifting. Then we got trying to sit up, finally we got the ability to stand and walk back. I kept her inside overnight and let her out with everyone when they came out to free range the next day.
I also installed a mister system.

She has been completely fine ever since.

So glad you caught it in time.