Sick Silkie

[Tookie]

So with how quickly he bounced back, I decided yesterday to stop the tube feeding and monitor him closely. I figure if he crashes again while indoors then I know 100% he isn't drinking. If he does fine then I guess it was the heat, or the combination of heat plus him still recovering from the leg injury. I guess he could be running a fever while he heals.

Is it normal to check a chicken's temperature? How would one even go about that? What's their normal temp?

I know heat was suggested during his first injury/thread. I didn't mean to be too dismissive of it, that just seemed like a weird option to me when he's 1 out of 5 silkies, and 1 chicken out of 20 and the rest have shown no signs of distress. And this past weekend it was actually 20-25 degrees cooler than it was a week or two before and he still went down quickly.

His crop was full last night and empty this morning so he's definitely eating and 'processing' what he eats, even without me forcing liquidy food down him.

I'll try not to bore everyone with pointless updates much beyond this, was hoping for some insights. I think the primary lesson I'm taking away from it is tube feeding. It's not as scary as it seems, and it can definitely save a chickens life if they're in such bad shape they aren't eating or drinking on their own. Even if this guy takes a turn for the worse or doesn't make it, he certainly wouldn't be alive today had I not tried tube feeding.

I don't know how to check a chickens temperature and what his temp should be.
Right know I would just keep and eye on him and make sure he's drinking.