JuliaSunshine
Songster
My husband put a bowl of water in the coop when it's 14F this morning. (I told him not to, explaining that they will knock the bowl over, but he did it anyways while I was sleeping. He admitted that he was being a knucklehead and is now apologetic and repentant, according to his words.)
That was 7:30am and when he went down again at 9:30am, the water bowl was knocked over.
At 11:30am he found a chicken sitting in the corner, shivering, and brought her indoors.
Yes, she must be the one who knocked over the the water bowl and got her foot wet.
One of her feet looked a bit redder and cold to the touch. She was favoring the other foot.
I soaked her feet in 100F for 10-15 minutes and put her back in a cage in a room kept 53F.
She moved a bit in the cage to eat treats and her feet looked okay and felt warm.
One foot felt slightly colder than the other but not too cold.
Should I worry about her getting frostbite?
What else should I do now?
I'm going to keep her indoors until the temp go up to 40F in a couple of days.
Another question:
I have another chicken whose feet look a bit red but she's moving about fine.
How can I tell if she also had her feet wet or not?
That was 7:30am and when he went down again at 9:30am, the water bowl was knocked over.
At 11:30am he found a chicken sitting in the corner, shivering, and brought her indoors.
Yes, she must be the one who knocked over the the water bowl and got her foot wet.
One of her feet looked a bit redder and cold to the touch. She was favoring the other foot.
I soaked her feet in 100F for 10-15 minutes and put her back in a cage in a room kept 53F.
She moved a bit in the cage to eat treats and her feet looked okay and felt warm.
One foot felt slightly colder than the other but not too cold.
Should I worry about her getting frostbite?
What else should I do now?
I'm going to keep her indoors until the temp go up to 40F in a couple of days.
Another question:
I have another chicken whose feet look a bit red but she's moving about fine.
How can I tell if she also had her feet wet or not?