My little chick drowned

[Sharla22]

Hi if you're sensetive dont look at the picture.. She was playing with her brothers and jumped over a little wall, then fell in a pond(where rain water is) and that water was icy, yesterday my mother and my sister tried to revive her but they gave up after 10 minutes. And they put the chick outdoors in a closed box. Right now theres no one at home and I wanted to revive her but her body was so stiff, I don't even know it will work.. Can I still try to revive her? I don't think she died yet

 

[TheMother]

Is there any movement from her chest? Is she breathing?

 

[nuthatched]

She's dead, probably dead since yesterday. Bury her. I'm sorry.

 

[Sharla22]

Is there any movement from her chest? Is she breathing?

no she's not breating at all, she is all stiff

 

[Sharla22]

She's dead, probably dead since yesterday. Bury her. I'm sorry.

are you sure she is ?

 

[FortCluck]

Is she breathing? If not then she has passed away. If she’s stiff chances are there’s no way to revive her because she passed away.

 

[TheMother]

no she's not breating at all, she is all stiff

Yeah sorry, she's dead.

 

[nuthatched]

no she's not breating at all, she is all stiff

are you sure she is ?

It's rigor mortise, which means she's been dead for at least 18 hours. I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[Sharla22]

maybe if I use an hairdryer and warm her up she wont be stiff again?

 

[Weeg]

It is likely she go hypothermia in the lake or water she fell in. She may not have drowned but was too cold to move. She didn't get warm enough in time for her to be saved. You need to be careful with these things so your chickens don't get wet. Even if the water isn't icy, they can get hypothermia and die just from being wet. I am so sorry of you loss! Make sure no there chicks can get to the pool she got to. These things happen and you did you best! She has passed, sorry for your loss.