Half-drown chicks ---quick way to warm???

[peachychick]

3:30 this morning we got 3+ inches of rain. Several chicks were killed, but some were wet, dirty and shivering. We have brought them in and rinsed under warm running water. They are in a pool with wood shavings and a heat lamp now. Soft, low chirping with some on their haunches and some lying on their sides. Is there a way to dry them off more quickly--like using a blow dryer? And would pedialyte help to boost their energy? All are between 3-4 weeks old. They are too old to stay in past their rejuvenation/drying point (can fly), so I'd like to give them a boost before they go back out this afternoon. Can't go to town b/c of infant with fever to pick up anything, so home remedies would be ideal.
thanks in advance for any help/advice.

 

[Imp]

Yes you can use a hair dryer set on low, or a heat lamp etc. If you give them pedialite make sure it is the kind with out iron. You could also give the sugar water for energy.

Imp

 

[peachychick]

Cheeping has decreased and more are up and stumbling around. We will blow-dry after lunch and replace the water with pedialyte. Thanks for your help.

 

[chickenzoo]

Blow dryer and also hot water filled in ziplock bags placed next to them like a hot water bottle to boost temperature. Keep rubbing them with a towel, the rubbing helps stimulate them. Also put vitamins it warm water for them to drink. If you can inject it just under the skin it can help too.

 

[peachychick]

The heat lamp did the trick (mostly). we were going to blowdry after lunch, but they were dry and fluffed except around their heads where I did not wash so good because I was afraid of getting water in the nose and ears. The hot water bottle is a good idea I'll have to keep in mind for next time. They liked the unflavored pedialyte, too. Thanks for the ideas and help.