The picture you paint of your husband past 2am with a corral & chicks on his stomach is oh so classic!!! He did a super good job! I have an infant baby that wakes up all night so I will get the heads up if the power goes out but I was thinking then what?....we have no generator...I was thinking those heating packs that you put in the gloves! Going on my Walmart list for Monday!!!!They have to be kept warm or they will die. If they are all crying, it's usually because they are cold. I made a little "corral" for them with a rolled towel and put it on my husband's belly, then had him hold his hands on them and put a sheet over it all. I boiled some water, put it in a glass container, wrapped it in a towel so not too hot, and put that in the corral with them. (A hot water bottle would have been better.) My husband was super thrilled to be woken at 2am and be forced to perform mother hen duties, BTW.But hey, it worked. They stopped crying within a minute or two, which is a sign that they are comfortable. He is always warm to the touch, whereas I run cool. He made a great hen! I probably should have included the eggs, but was so focused on the chicks. By the time I remembered them, they were cold. FYI--while I was searching for ways to keep the chicks warm, I ran across someone on this forum saying that she keeps gel hand warmers around for these occasions--the kind that you shake to activate. Seems like a great idea for the emergency kit.
