HELP! super concerned about my rhode island red's incident!

[Clemmy]

last night, I was running around with my rir in the yard, and she was eating some grass, and being chill. all of a sudden, she went limp, she couldent stand up and her comb turned purple. she couldent stand up at all. so me and my friend took her into my side shed to give her some water, and she kept opening and closing her mouth, like trying to make a sound or breath. then, she started to flip out, and get limp, and flip out again, it was like a spasm. me and my friends where horiffied, so we took her to an emergency vet, but they didnt know much about chickens. in the car, she slowly blinked her eyes, but wasnt having spasms. she also kept opening and closing her mouth. when we git their, we gave her to the vet. afterword the vet told us that she gave her an x-ray and was ok and calm. the vet didnt know much about chickens though, so we took her home and our hen slept soundly in the coop.

so, that was pretty much the whole story, but im very worried that this couyld turn into something more dangerous for my girls. Im so thankful she is alive, and I want to know what to do in case it happens again.

Any suggestions on what i should do, know or prepare for, for her!

Thank you!

 

[Clemmy]

I really need help to know and Im super concerned

 

[featherhead007]

Status report now? is she ok?

 

[Clemmy]

yes, she is tottaly fine and well. she has been sleeping in her coop for the past nights. I just was concerned about what happend and how to prevent it.

 

[RhodeRunner]

What was the weather like. It is possible that she spasmed due to heat stroke. I've had it happen once and it was a similar response to your bird. The bird that had heat stroke did recover fully, but it is easier for those birds to relapse, so try to keep her cooler on hot days... if you think this occurred.

I've also had a hen that had seizers, and yours may have the same issue. The seizer could be it's own thing, or come from an underlying health concern. Either way, there is nothing you can do, and it will probably come back.

It doesn't appear that you have a disease, or contagious illness. If it was something scary like Mareks, she wouldn't have bounced back.

 

[Clemmy]

it was not hot out- I live up north, so we get all four seasons. I think it might be choking because of the quick recovery and her previous grass snack.