**Chicken with Broken Neck**

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Then it's best to find someone who can do it for you to have in place ahead of time. It happens to all of us at some point in chickenkeeping (heck, in pet keeping). A quick, painless death is very much more a mercy than allowing an animal to suffer. It's the very least we can do for them when the time comes.

I hope it is wry neck and not a broken neck, though broken necks do happen. I agree with the others. If it's broken, the only humane thing to do is to put it out of it's misery. Sorry
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Take a deep breath and please remove your finger from the exclamation point key. If you give us some info we may be able to help you. A lot of knowledgeable folks have taken note of your post and would love to help.
 
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If you plan on keeping chickens for any length of time you will probably find yourself in a situation where you will have to put a bird out of its misery. If this chicken DOES have a broken neck then you are selfish to let her suffer just to make yourself feel better.
 
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no, people have broken necks and backs and lived to walk

A doubt someone would be willing to spend $1000s of dollars in vet bills to have a chicken walk again. Sad, but true.
 
If her neck is truly broken, it is best to put her down. However, other posters have mentioned wry neck and they certainly look bad when they get it - OP, please send more info so we can help you. Is she just bending her neck down between her legs? (wry neck)
 
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no, people have broken necks and backs and lived to walk

A doubt someone would be willing to spend $1000s of dollars in vet bills to have a chicken walk again. Sad, but true.

well of course not for a chicken, but for humans, yes lol
 
Chiming in on this old post because someone may find it useful in the future. We experienced this problem too and have learned alot. We have a pullet who was recklessly chasing her sister around the run one day....as they do. She rammed herself into the side of the run...she was initially able to walk but she appeared bent to the left and her neck to the right. As the day progressed, I found her on her side barely alive. We brought her into the house and figured she woudl not survive the night. She did survive and was actually able to eat and drinke the next day. She could not walk or stand... We treated her for wry neck for weeks...she didn't improve much and took her to the vets after about a month. The vet said she did indeed break her neck. Had we brought her in sooner he would have been able to splint her neck and improve her chances of walking again. We have been caring for her in the house for 10 weeks now and she is able to move both legs. We built her a chicken wheelchair similar to this https://chickentherapychairs.weebly.com/ and she is able to move around. We are still working with her to see if she will ever regain her ability to walk again. It's a huge commitment. We also feel very conflicted about putting any animal down so I understand. IF anyone else encounters this, there are articles online about various neck splints that have been successful. The one made from a sponge seems a good choice to me. It's too late for us, but if it happens again, we know what may help. If we are going to be chicken keepers, we all need to educate ourselves on all the medical problems chickens can encounter and know how to treat them.
 
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Chiming in on this old post because someone may find it useful in the future. We experienced this problem too and have learned alot. We have a pullet who was recklessly chasing her sister around the run one day....as they do. She rammed herself into the side of the run...she was initially able to walk but she appeared bent to the left and her neck to the right. As the day progressed, I found her on her side barely alive. We brought her into the house and figured she woudl not survive the night. She did survive and was actually able to eat and drinke the next day. She could not walk or stand... We treated her for wry neck for weeks...she didn't improve much and took her to the vets after about a month. The vet said she did indeed break her neck. Had we brought her in sooner he would have been able to splint her neck and improve her chances of walking again. We have been caring for her in the house for 10 weeks now and she is able to move both legs. We built her a chicken wheelchair similar to this https://chickentherapychairs.weebly.com/ and she is able to move around. We are still working with her to see if she will ever regain her ability to walk again. It's a huge commitment. We also feel very conflicted about putting any animal down so I understand. IF anyone else encounters this, there are articles online about various neck splints that have been successful. The one made from a sponge seems a good choice to me. It's too late for us, but if it happens again, we know what may help. If we are going to be chicken keepers, we all need to educate ourselves on all the medical problems chickens can encounter and know how to treat them.
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Wow that's amazing and I'm glad shes okay now.

I just want to chime in for anyone reading this - it is totally okay to spend 10 weeks rehabbing a chicken, and it is also totally okay if you arent willing or able to do that and need to put the bird down instead. Neither method is better than the other, its just what works for YOU.
 

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