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unfortunately there are no vets that take in birds here. When health checking all my chickens I found that four are extremely thin, including the hypothermic rooster from the first time. I separated them in a different pen with extra food so they can gain weight without being picked on. These...

EMERENCY: We lost anoter silkie. I dont tink tey are freezin. I tink tey mit be sick. Teyve been inside and we lost anoter one. Tey ave been actin very eneretic.

They are kind of big now... maybe one got pushed out?

Yes, te broody cares for tem. theyve been inside at nit since yesterday to be safe.

Maybe. Tere are some cats around.

I forot to say.... te silkies are cared for by a hen. Ses a black australorp. They sleep under er every nit and wen they et cold in the day. We call her our nanny hen :)

We have very mild winters here.

Its been in the 70s over te past week, and it ot down to 20 that one nits. I had no idea. It never ets below freezing very often here. I live in th e sout western US. I tout only once tey ot all teir featers?

Te silkie was eight weeks, te oter two were rescues so i dont know. they weren't wet. I wasn't the one tat found tem, so im not sure about teir faces.

That is decidedly confusing. Why would i want a different pet? Besides, I already have a boxer.

Im pretty sure. We also lost a silkie chick yesterday :( . is it possible its not just the cold?

But wat could h ave h appened?

But wat could h ave h appened?

My beautiful hens didn't make it this time :hit . As least I dont think it was painful. I really wish they could have made it thou. RIP Bumblefeets (we called them that because at first we thout they h ad bumblefoot and the name stuck lol.)

Tey look pretty muc dead rit now...last time tey looked te same but its been awile :hit

IT HAPPENED AGAIN. On Sunday morning tey were found on te bottom of te chicken coop, stiff and cold. One was completely stiff, te oter just er neck. As far as I know tey avent woken up yet. Tey usually sleep in a nest box toeter. My theory is tis: Tey ad scaly le mites a wile back, and teir feet...

All three were released from the chicken hospital and are pecking around outside with the others! Im so happy they recovered! I was so sure they were dead when I brought them in, but they sprung back to life! Yay for the undead chickens!

Update!!! This morning all three are poking their heads out of the box and making happy chicken noises. They are all very confused about all this. My hen got the food unstuck by herself and they should be ready to go outside today! They are jumping out of the box to wander around the house...

No, but they are inside until they are completely thawed. One of the hens has her throat filled with feed? Should I be worried she'll choke?

Tip:DO NOT let your bantams get wet on a cold day. Said thing happened and I came outside to what I thought was a dead hen. She was wet and cold and stiff. My cochin bantam, Houdini, was next to her, weak and twitching. I found my second OEGB hen behind a cage, looking dead too. I rushed...