Greer

Move her somewhere cool and shaded and briefly dip her feet and legs in cool water, not ice cold, then ring somebody. Do not soak a silkie all over: that fluff holds water and a drenched bird struggles to recover from being wet on top of being overheated.

Know the escalation so you can see it coming. Mild is panting, wings out, less active, drinking more. Serious is lethargy, staggering, lying flat, pale comb and wattles, eyes closing, unresponsive, and at the far end seizures or collapse.

That far end is an emergency rather than a bad afternoon. Dampening the ground in a shady corner so they can lie in cool earth is one of the cheapest things that helps.