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[Teresaann24]

I found my 9 week old silkie chick in the snow half dead. I rushed him inside and have him under a heating lamp.

What eles can I do? He was fine this morning when I went out and fed and watered him. He some how got out of the cage away from his momma and was laying infrount of their cage in the snow.

He was just jerking and now he is shaking. I just now found him.

Is he gonna die?????????

We got 5 inches of snow lastnight and its in the temp is in the teens.

 

[KellyHM]

Warm a towel in the microwave (not too hot) and wrap him in it. Make sure he doesn't get too hot too fast under the heat lamp. If he's shivering that's a good sign. He should be ok.

 

[speckledhen]

I'd wrap him in a towel and put him in my shirt to warm him. Maybe syringe warm water into his beak,.

 

[Teresaann24]

I'll try the warm towl thing he is shaking like a leaf on a tree he has his eyes closed.

 

[jvls1942]

he is shivering. that is a good sign. shivering is a way of warming

do not overheat him.. he should show improvement in an hour or two..

 

[crtrlovr]

he/she may be shocky. Gentle warming ASAP is critical. Tuck him in your shirt next to your bare skin, then put a warm towel over it. Try to get some lukewarm water into it to help with core warming.

 

[katiek]

Hang in there, slowly warm him! body heat is the best thing! hold him close to you in a warm towel!

love on him and he'll be okay I bet!

anyone else out there have any ideas?

 

[WriterofWords]

I go with the warm towel and body heat. Luau and Louie drowned twice together and I brought them back with that measure. One of my others that froze overnight last week I used a heat lamp after I warmed in my shirt until he stopped shaking.

 

[Teresaann24]

I have him wrapped in a reciving blanket i warmed and am holding him in my arms. He is starting to open his eys and look at me.

 

[jvls1942]

no water, he is not conscience enough to drink.. he will warm faster if you just put a heat source onto him like a light bulb.. wrapping it in a towel is not a good thing.. that traps the cold in his body ..