How can very small chicks best be resuscitated, that have been caught out of the brooder in a heavy rain and are wet and chilled to the point where they are apparently dead ? Print E-mail

Answer:

Heat the brooder or incubator to 103 degrees and place the chicks in it for an hour or two, after they have first been revived by applications of water to their bodies which has been heated to about 103 to 105 degrees.

The better plan is to saturate a flannel cloth with the warmed water and wrap the chick in it for a moment, after which place it in the incubator or brooder.