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HELP! 5 month old Silkie fell in Swimming Pool

post #1 of 4
4/13/12 at 3:13pm
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My 5 month old Silkie hen fell in the swimming pool and is now not very well.

 

She may have been in there for 5-15 minutes before we found her in there.

 

We have tried to dry her off as much as possible with a hair dryer (on low) and put her in a small room in a box with hay (and put a bottle of warm water underneath the hay) and a heater.

 

Am I doing things right? Is there anything else I should be doing?

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post #2 of 4
4/13/12 at 3:18pm

As long as she didnt aspirate any of the water into her lungs, she should be fine after a warmup. 

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PA Chickenstock Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314496961938682/ just ask and we'll accept you into the group. 

 

Checkout my blog! http://www.shafferpoultry.com

 

 

 

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post #3 of 4
4/22/12 at 3:04pm

I just saw this... how is she now?

Ameraucanas, Cochins, d'Anvers, d'Uccles,  EEs, a Faverolle x,  a Marans,  Polish Crested, OEGBs, Seramas, Sebright,  Silkies,  Sizzles & a Sultan, a few mixes          dogs, rabbits, pigeons, &  a few acres of woods   
 

"I don't understand why when we destroy something created by man we call it vandalism,  but when we destroy something created by nature we call it progress"...

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Ameraucanas, Cochins, d'Anvers, d'Uccles,  EEs, a Faverolle x,  a Marans,  Polish Crested, OEGBs, Seramas, Sebright,  Silkies,  Sizzles & a Sultan, a few mixes          dogs, rabbits, pigeons, &  a few acres of woods   
 

"I don't understand why when we destroy something created by man we call it vandalism,  but when we destroy something created by nature we call it progress"...

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post #4 of 4
4/22/12 at 3:09pm
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She bounced back like a champ. She was shaking uncontrollably but once we got her warmed up (including giving her some warm pellet mash) she was keen to get back to her coop. Now she follows our older Lavender Araucana around the place learning the finer points of being a chicken.

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