Baby chick fell in pool, no clue how long HELPPP

[0ddaudd]

hey so i went out this morning to my run and one of my 6 week old chicks was in the duck pool. i quickly scooped her. up and shes on a heating pad and im blow drying her on a low setting. she seems EXTREMELY tired. shes keeping her eyes shut, but still peeping. she seems very off balance as well. what should i do ??

 

[nchls school]

Keep her warm and dry. Putting another chick with her will help prevent shock getting worse; only if she gets along with the other chick. If the shock hasn't gone too far she should be OK.

 

[azygous]

She's in shock and possibly hypothermic. Flip her on her back and direct the warm blow dryer to her belly and wing pits. This warms the entire body through a vast network of blood vessels in those areas.

When she's dry, give her warm electrolytes or warm sugar water with a pinch of salt and baking soda to treat for shock.

 

[0ddaudd]

Thank you all so much. She started to pant so i removed the hairdryer and now shes laying on the heating pad which i put on the lowest setting. She took some sips of the warm sugar water and seems to be feeling a bit better. I also brought in one of her sisters which seemed to make her perk up. She’s still very unbalanced but she stood up for a second and immediately laid back down

 

[azygous]

The balance issue is a direct sign of shock. Continue the warm sugar water and salt and baking soda to counter it. (Or warm Gartoraid). I would give her some every hour all day today until she's behaving normally. Shock can kill, so be aggressive with this treatment or you could still lose her.