over heated chicken!! Please help!

[BlossomSilkies]

I just had this happen with my buff orpington. I brought her inside, gave her a cool bath, and laid her on a towel on the tile. She also was completely out. In a couple hours she was coming too and I helped her have some water. I eventually put her in a cage inside and provided eletrolytes in her water. I got that at the feed store. She took about 4 weeks to be ready to go outside and now she is out with the flock and doing fine. We had a 118 day last week, and she made it through that, I was surprised.

I also talked to a vet on a local radio show and he said it takes patience and time but if you are willing to work at it and take care of her inside she will be better. He explained that it takes time for her to grow new brain whatever, connections but that they can fully recover.

Here is a link to my threads, with pictures. I hope she gets better, but plan on having her inside for a few weeks.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=518372

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=520337

 

[sharon53]

Many thanks to everyone who replied. When my husband found her he immediately dangeled her feet in cool water, set her down in the cool grass & tried to get her to drink. I soaked a big t shirt & wrapped her in that. She feels cooler now than she did, but I've got her in a cage & she will drink a bit. We don't have Gatorade but I'll try putting some sugar in her water. Will buy Gatorade tomorrow. Thanks for the encouragement. All our birds are pets, and the only reason she was inside the bird house is one of our turkey hens just gave us 9 babies & the teenagers (the 16 week old group) is sharing space with the new mom & poults. Our high today was 99.

 

[jjthink]

I hope she's doing better today. Would have been best to get electrolytes quickly.
JJ