ONE CHIC PASSED ANTOHER VERY SICK **URGENT**PLS HELP

Oh That is so sad
I am sorry to hear that happened and I wish I could tell you what it was for sure. I could only guess that it was the cold and rain.

 

I am so sorry I wish I could help!

~Natasha

 

60 is way too cold for 4 week old chicks...especially in the rain. 80 degrees is the lowest amount a 4 week old can tolerate for very long. So sorry...I know it was a pure accident and they happen to all of us. I think the others will be ok if once they warm up!

 

60 degrees and wet is way to cold for a 4 week old

 

I had my 2 month old outside, I covered their pen to keep them dry, they have a place to get out of the rain and I left the light on all day yesterday for them as well.
I worried about them all day. It rained hard here on our side of town.

 

If they got wet at all their feathers cannot surround them in the warm cushion of air and they'd instantly be cold...think of feathers like a sweater...not too good in wind or wet, but very insulative from plain old cold. I hope they are doing better inside...how are they now?

 

Oh,how sad. Hopefully the others will warm up. They don't do well when chilled. One thing I've found to warm them quickly is a towell,straight from the dryer. Also see if they will drink some warm water or eat warm boiled egg. Need to heat up those insides.

 

So sorry. I recently lost a chic. It's amazing how fast we bond to them. Another way to warm them is to put a towell on a heating pad and put the remaining chick on it.