Peggy seems out of sorts today, she was out earlier this morning for a short while but I did notice she seemed withdrawn and was not eting a lot. I tried to entice her with a wet mash and she ate a little and drank a little but went back up to her nestbox.
She has now been there for hours. I have been up to check her several times and she is just sitting there- she is allowing me to stroke her etc which she wouldn't normally do (she would run off)
It is really warm here and I am concerned she will overheat so have just ben up with some water which she has ignored. I noticed her beak is open and she feels warm. I have syringed some sugar water which I had cooled into her beak to ensure she is at least getting a bit of liquid and hoping for an energy boost. Should I lift her out and bring her near the house (shady and a bit cooler) or leave her be (the hen house is in the shade but still feels quite warm inside)
I obviously don't want to distress her but dont know what is wrong