!!Emergency!! Is my chicken dead, dying, what?

[spiritdance]

At 13 weeks, if she went all night and day without eating, that could account for a great deal of her weakness. Add to that the chill she received, and I'm surprised she is responding that well. I would take that as a sign of hope. Give her a quick energy boost with a little honey in some warm water. If there's nothing else going on, that should give her enough of a boost for her to start eating again. Then you can offer scrambled egg with yogurt.

 

[Jloeffler]

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I think you are on the right track. After being down for so long it will take her time to recover. She's not going to spring back, though she seems to be trying!

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

If she was mine.....I would keep her in tonight. Continue to hydrate her and I would offer her food that has been moistened. This can even be her regular food that you just run some warm water over. Watch her tomorrow but probably give her at least another day to recoup.

When they get cold and start to shut down, it takes them a bit to get back up and going.

 

[LPOHHomestead]

She is a little fighter. We did the warm water with honey. We keep dipping her beak in it and putting drops down her. Within 30 minutes of the 1st few rounds of that she started to get up. She wasn't standing yet, but was able to turn herself around in the box we had her in. A few moments ago she was standing up looking at us from inside the box. We moved her into our dog's cage for the night and she started peeping! Yay! We'll keep her in for at least one night and see how it goes.

Thank you all SO much for your help. You're little chicken lifesavers!

 

[Jloeffler]

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Good work!!

 

[jjthink]

Great job.
She may need more time to recuperate.
That little sweetheart may not be cold tolerant.
I heat or cool to the least tolerant bird. Maybe a ceramic heat lamp carefully positioned so she has access when she gets cold...
JJ

 

[bargain]

Put a small non tipping heater near her, feed her some eggs and warm oatmeal... check for parasites on her. Best wishes Nancy

 

[Melissa Rose]