Granny's gone and done it again

[Wishing4Wings]

even when their body temperature plummets to nearly 73 degrees Fahrenheit. ??
It was 54 degrees

Chick may not have been that cold internally. Person who wrote the article may not have been an expert... just playing one on the internet. All I know is life is tenacious. It can survive even when it seems hopeless.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Chick may not have been that cold internally. Person who wrote the article may not have been an expert... just playing one on the internet. All I know is life is tenacious. It can survive even when it seems hopeless.

its awesome and I hope it eats tomorrow. I dont know what to do as I will be gone for a long time.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I think life itself is a miracle. Bringing that chick back from the brink is a continuation of the miracle.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Quote:
Robert won't look after a tiny lonely little chick?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

It was as cold as an ice cube almost and just as stiff. I look at them because of a morbid curiosity.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

It was as cold as an ice cube almost and just as stiff. I look at them because of a morbid curiosity.

Maybe you should try to warm more of them up!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Robert won't look after a tiny lonely little chick?

He is supposed to come with but no, he wouldnt

 

[Granny Hatchet]

what was the stuff Kathy mentioned today ? You can put it on their skin and its absorbed ? Not vet rx

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Read starting at the 7th paragraph. Maybe chicks are capable of something similar.

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2006/04/09/hummingbirds-and-torpor/





Have to look up what Kathy said.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

what was the stuff Kathy mentioned today ? You can put it on their skin and its absorbed ? Not vet rx

post #43762

Nutridrench is the only thing I could find. They drink it. If you reread Kathy's post, it sounds similar to what the hummingbirds do.