Help! One got underfoot!

[pcosmom]

Oh no I hope it gets better. We lost one under the water jug our first go round with babies..it was so sad we didn't even realize it till be changed the water that night..

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

I do like what they do on the deck of the crab boats on Deadliest Catch. I shuffle my feet, never lifting more than a couple of centimeters off the ground.

 

[jendodd79]

Yes, we'll be doing that for certain now

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

I do hope it gets better.

 

[jendodd79]

It's eating some yogurt off of my finger and taking water. All with it's eyes mostly closed. It's going to be challenging to keep it warm tonight, Our furnace stopped working last night and the repair man can't come until Wednesday, so I think I'm in for a long night warming up bean bags!

 

[casportpony]

I just don't know what to do - Do chickens go in to shock?

Yes they do. Keep it warm in a quiet place. If it makes it through the night, offer it water, then food.

 

[casportpony]

It's eating some yogurt off of my finger and taking water. All with it's eyes mostly closed. It's going to be challenging to keep it warm tonight, Our furnace stopped working last night and the repair man can't come until Wednesday, so I think I'm in for a long night warming up bean bags!

Don't laugh, but sometimes I keep them on my chest through the night. Or in a box next to me under the covers. You can also use hot water bottles. The way I can tell if they are warm enough is by checking the temperature of their legs. If their legs are cold to the touch, they are too cold. Good luck.

 

[PeepinChicken]

OH MY I do hope she's OK.

how are you fairing ?

 

[cowcreekgeek]

Thank you - I put a heating pad under the blankets. I also dipped it's beak in water with a little drop of pure maple syrup and it did drink and then shake it's head. Still with it's eyes closed. I'd say that I probably stepped on it's left side because it seems to be curled a little around that direction. Finger's crossed that it's just in shock - poor thing

I missed a response of yours, which led me to this post ... maybe there's a reason. Or, two ...

First? Stop feelin' so bad over what happened. Obviously, you had no intention of harmin' your babies. My brooder is outdoors by design ... some escape, with one guinea never returning. I searched, made noises during the next several nights so as decrease it's risks of predation, but it never returned. I felt terrible. But, then? I remembered that, if not for what I'm doing, those that remain would not be nearly so strong and healthy as they are. And, my last escapee was recovered, after a a night of near freezing temperatures.

Second? There are links at the bottom of this post that should be in your bookmarks for reference. From the fourth one, added the other day:

ASPIRIN SOLUTION
Used as a general treatment for reducing distress conditions of birds (fever or listlessness) that accompanies many diseases.

Dissolve five (5 grain) aspirin tablets in one gallon of water.​

Offer this solution free-choice to the birds for the duration of an illness. The solution aspirin equivalent to 25 grains/gallon or 324 mg/gallon of drinking water. The dosage rate is about 25 mg/lb body weight per day.


It's safe to add this to the sucrose solution you're currently using, and you could even include electrolytes and protein, should her condition continue for more than a day or two. And, hopefully, this will make you both feel better ...

 

[angelbabyamy]

Would giving aspirin make it worse if it was bleeding internally?