Rescuing neglected chickens...help!

I am looking at your heat lamp......a couple suggestions if I may.....

That pinch clamp they come with is crap. Hook a chain through both handles and hang it from the ceiling UP HIGH.
You are trying to.make a warm spot not a hot spot.

If they are skittish they will launch and knock that down how it is now for sure.
That cage on the lamp won't stop it from causing a fire.
They aren't secure on there at all.

I am telling you these things out of experience.

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Thank you for the suggestions! We can never be too careful. I’m going to put the lamp up higher and I’ve already attached a “safety rope” in case the clamp does come detached, the rope will catch it so it has no where to go.
 
Thank you for the suggestions! We can never be too careful. I’m going to put the lamp up higher and I’ve already attached a “safety rope” in case the clamp does come detached, the rope will catch it so it has no where to go.

Good that you have a safety rope.
You have put a lot of effort into helping those birds. It would be devastating to have a mishap.

Also good to see that the dish is narrower than the saw horse. :p
 
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My SO thought it would be pretty comical to get this sign for the coop a couple months ago...now I can finally put it up :rolleyes:
 
I want to get them cleaned up and checked over before going into the coop- that means looked over, bathed indoors and dusted. If I were to bathe them, of course I would make sure they’re 100% dry before going back outside. That would probably mean being blow dried (on low) and hanging out in the house for a couple hours after getting a bath before going back outside. On the other hand, I also don’t want to stress them out too much- according to my coworker, they’re quite skittish, so they might not be the easiest to handle and will probably be a little freaked out being in a totally new, foreign location. So I might just skip the bath for now, even though I’d really like to get them nice and clean ASAP...what do you guys think? Bath or no bath, we will be dusting them in permethrin before they go into the coop for the night to avoid contaminating it with any lice/mites. Even though it’ll be cold and dark, fortunately we have a garage with a portable heater, so my SO will have that powered up when I get back. To avoid getting permethrin everywhere, I’m planning on putting it in a large plastic bag to keep it as contained as possible. Any suggestions for easy application? Like I said the birds are apparently skittish so we’ll see how well they do being handled.

I would skip the bath, go with just the dusting. I used a travel sized baby powder dispenser for my dusting powder, which made it a lot easier to handle. My dust didn’t poof out of it as well as I’d hoped, but so far it’s been the easier application process for me. I’m going to need to make the holes bigger in the bottle but I wasted far less when using it compared to my previous attempt.
 
Quick update- I’ve just brought the chooks home successfully. Just brought them inside the house to let them relax a bit before I look each one over. They’re incredibly thirsty and from what I can tell so far, a bit underweight. But, the good news is they are in far better shape than I was expecting! They do have scaley leg mites as I guessed they would, I haven’t checked for lice or mites yet. Some dirty feathers here and there (they appear to be a Cochin/Americana-Auracana mix, with feathered feet and rose combs). Their wattles-combs are definitely quite pale- slightly anemic, I suspect. Other than that they seem to be in okay shape! :wee A couple of them are acting a little lethargic, maybe just in shock from the traveling, but the rest seem to be pretty alert.
Here are some quick pics- they’re still hanging out in the cat carriers, drinking plenty of water, for now. Planning on dusting them and checking them over once my SO arrives.
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