Stoneymama
Chirping
- Feb 24, 2021
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So i have 2 , 3 month old silkies that have been in a separate pin in the coop to keep them safe from the other much bigger chickens , when I went out to let the chickens out this morning I found my two silkie chicks wet and freezing I thought they were dead at first sight ,realized they are alive and brought them in to warm them up immediately, it got down to 34 degrees and rainy last night they might have been wet all night I don't know. so i now have the them In a box with a towel under them and some food with a heat lamp over them ,I placed a paper thermometer under the coldest one as it is not moving much to get a body temp , body temp is still below 90 ,is there anything else I could be doing for these two sweet babies and does anyone know how long it could take the body temp to get back to normal if it does ? They seem to be perking up being under the heat lamp but are still too cold . Please help i dont want to see them die