Help! Hurt Chickie!

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mistydbowen

mistydbowen

In the Brooder
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Mar 7, 2012
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My chicks have been spending their days in the run and coming back to the brooder every night. The ducks are out there too and they have a little swimming pool. I just went out to check on them and my little buff orphington (5 weeks old) was in the pool and not moving. She's inside now wrapped under a towel, underneath a lamp, she's still breathing, but she's not moving. I can't find any missing feathers or anything like she was attacked. We've never had a problem with the ducks picking on them. I'm not sure what I should do now. She seems to be shivering a little bit.
 
Try a blow dryer on low and no closer than 12" and gently move it around trying not to focus in one spot too long. Start with chick on its back then turn over when try. This should dry the chick within 5 min.
 
She's mostly dry now. She's been under the light about an hour now. She's sitting on her feet (like a normal chick) not on her side like before. I think she's gonna make it. I guess it was a little hypothermia. Do chicks get that? We'll keep her inside tonight.
 
They can. She may have tried to mimic a duck and dunked her head in the water too, catching a breath of water. I'd just keep an eye on her and look for any changes
 

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