Overheated Chicken

We went from 80's and 90's to 105 today. I got home at 430pm and ran to let the chickens out of their run/coop - which is under a tree and has a run with 3 sides completely open but roofed.
I opened the door and all ran out except for a golden penciled hamburg little girl. She is a little over a year, mid-status in the flock.

She did not rush out with the others and was hunkered down by the waterer. She did not run from me and was panting (as they all do in the heat). I picked her up and she made no attempt to get away. I got little bleets of 'i don't like you holding me' as I walked to the water to cool her off. I set her down and she scurried away, but her legs were very wobbly and she didn't go far.

The rooster (lavender orpington HUGE) jumped on her so I sprayed them both lightly with the hose so he would get off and went over to pick her up.
She was pathetic.
I carried her inside with mild protest and 1 little bit of flapping; and put her in a dog crate with shavings and water in a cool room, turned a fan on to help her cool off faster. It's bout 75 degrees inside.

She has not drunk anything that I have seen. Is still lying a litlte sideways with her legs out a bit but is at least now holding her head up.
Still panting.

I went back out and got eggs while she cooled and checked the rest. Everyone else was in a cool piece of dirt hanging out.
I have 4 hamburgs and got 4 hamburg eggs so I'm assuming she was able to lay earlier in the day.

So, I'm assuming she has heat stroke. Though I am now worried the rooster (who is gentle but young) was just too heavy for her. He's been out there with them for months though so I would be surprised if all of a sudden he was too much. Everyone else looks healthy.
What is the best way to help her? is there anything else it might be I should look for?

thanks for your help

 

Wow, I'm surprised no one had any thoughts

She cooled off and seemed to completely revive. This morning I put her crate on the deck and opened it and then went back to the coop and let the others out.
Turned on lots of sprinklers all over the yard to wet things down well
and I just got back from home depot where I got a mister kit.
I'll set them up along one end of the coop/run and turn it on when it's going to be really hot, like NOW
so even if they are stuck in the coop and run, which is in the shade they will be cooler. At least I hope it works for them.

That heat stroke hen was so pathetic.

 

Hey, thank you GoodyChickenShz, ScoobyRoo and MyBlackHen. I was just surprised that no one chimed in, not offended.
I would have been panicked if she had not come round but since I was right and it was the heat, all's well.

GoodyChickenShz, I made my coop 3 sided and open to a 'run' area. Coop is 8 by 16. I made it for Sacramento weather. As you can see in the pics below from when it was just getting finished, it's under a huge tree. It is much cooler out there than anywhere else in the yard and protected from weather in the winter. I wanted a totally secure coop so their 'run' in also on the cement pad. Now that they are older I do let them out most every day all day, so they are better able to self-regulate for the heat by digging into the dirt and finding someplace cool under a bush.
However, my yard is very large with a huge deck and tons of thorny bush areas. When I let them out all day I get 3 eggs in the nest box instead of 7 or 8. Which means there are stinky egg bombs someplace in my yard I can not find.
Anyway, here is the coop and the wire end now has misters wrapped around it. I'll get a timer to turn them on around 1 til I get home from work and let them out.

Oh and I almost forgot,there is no power out to the coop. Lights are solar, so unless I invest in a solar fan, it would be hard to run a fan for them.





thanks again
hen seems ok today

 

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