Sudden weather change in Texas, should I medicate?

[Hope Frazier]

Hello everyone! We are having crazy Texas weather here in Brownsville! 60/70 yesterday, now its 40s cold and wet. My chickens, turkeys and guineas got wet last night/today as I was not able to get the tarps around the pen til noon. We have two heat lamps and tarps around the pen now. Should i go ahead and give tetracycline or electrolytes or should I give both? Any advice would be appreciated!

 

[Eggcessive]

Antibiotics shouldn't be given unless you know that you have a bacterial disease, and hopefully which one. Heat lamps may be okay for short term use to help get them dry, but 40 degrees isn't low enough to require a heat lamp. Make sure they have a dry coop with now drafts, but have some overhead ventilation to help prevent frostbite. People up north into Canada and Alaska don't heat their coops with subzero temps.