one of chickens is falling over,hot,fla

man316dara · « **on:** June 15, 2007, 02:56 »

new to forums,but have kept ckickens for 20 yrs in vero beach florida,in the last few years have lost a few in the hot months to a strange occurance,the birds will fall over like exhausted,and can`t walk and die in a few days,it`s happening again but only one this time,usually more like 3 or 4,they have plenty of food and water,i give them vitamin and eletrolytes and red cell in the water 2 times a week,worm them every 2 or 3 months,but has been very hot this week she did this last week during the hot days then it cleared up but has now returned with a vengence and she is really hurting,can any one help me and my baby out,treatment and perventing mthods welcomed aswell as diagnosis,
please help

Little Miss Muffet · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2007, 10:18 »

welcome to the forum

do chickens suffer from heatstroke?

richyrich7 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2007, 11:39 »

Hi welcome to the forum, I wondering about heatstroke too, one of mine collapsed last year and I watered her with the watering can a couple of times ( under her wings as well as over her) and she picked up quite quickly and was fine again next day. So possibly they do suffer from the heat.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2007, 13:58 »

Chickens will suffer with heat stroke above 24 deg.C I think. Cool them down as Richy did and make sure thy have shade and ventillation.

man316dara · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2007, 02:09 »

thanks for the help guy`s,but i brought her in last night and kept her in the house in the a.c.,but was too late,found her dead this morning,she was a good girl and will be missed.
thanks again

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2007, 13:59 »

:cry: Bad luck, very sad, perhaps she had another problem besides the heat :cry:

richyrich7 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2007, 14:01 »

Bad luck, can you erect some kind of shading for the others? it might help prevent it.

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