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I am just reading this now, I realize it was posted years ago...what did you end up doing with her? I was hoping that this was recent, and I could tell you to build her a little "wheelchair" type device, or if you were having trouble caring for her that I would take her, but this was obviously written a while back...just curious! I hope all worked out...

Kelly
 
virgilini said:
Thanks for all the great responses.  I did however have her euthanized this afternoon. I took her to my vet and she gave her an injection in her kiel and she went peacefully in a few minutes. She just fell asleep.


Spotted Crow, I felt the same way, as long as she's eating and pooping (which she was) she should be OK. Unfortunately, she struggled and struggled to stand and walk and kept falling over and dragging herself along with her beak. During her struggles she made peeping noises and over the last month or so was only happy when I was holding her.  When I put her down she would struggle and try to stand and get over to me.  It just broke my heart to watch her frustration. I hope this message is legible since I can't see too well what I'm typing through my tears.  I feel like there's a hole in my heart.  I'm having her cremated so I can have her with me forever. This is a terrible thing to say but I didn't cry this much when my father passed away.  That pile of feathers had such a strangle hold on my heart strings. I miss her terribly already but I'm sure she's in a better place where she can stand and walk and scratch to her hearts content.  Rest In Peace Chickie Momma. Til we meet again at the Rainbow Bridge.


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I have a three week old chick doing the same thing. She is very strong pushes herself around on her belly and tries so hard but cannot get her upper body off the ground. The odd thing is she was fine until she was about 5 days old then she got wry neck and an impacted crop which by what i am told a crop issue is rare in one so little. We treated her wry neck and crop issue and even took her to the vet and like they found nothing wrong with her accept she cannot get her legs to support her. We are now deciding what to do. Have even reached out to a bird rescue facility to see if they have seen this.
 
Hi,

Just saw your post. I have a disabled rooster. I recently made
Him a wheelchair because although he cannot get around very well with even his "good leg" (which isn't that good) he still loves eating, drinking, pooping, and being a rooster. When I placed him in his wheelchair for the first time it took him all of about 30 seconds to get comfy. He sat in it for an hour and a half and looked so happy! He didn't even move a muscle, except his foot a few times to move the chair forward. When he was a baby, we had his bad leg stayed, hoping maybe a tendon just slipped and the vet could fix it but it seemed to just be a birth defect. None the less, sometimes I feel bad keeping him alive because he can't get around all that well, but then I put him in his wheelchair and he's a whole new bird. So for now, I am going to keep working with my Louie. He's such a love. If you'd like a wheelchair for your baby please let me know!

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purplepoen said:
Maybe try treating her for spraddle leg. She's way to old for it, but I had an older chicken who was using her wings more than her legs to get around and I treated her for spraddle leg and it worked. The idea of giving their legs support is what helps I think. It might be too late for this one though. It's probly worth trying before you put her down. I hope this helps.
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I just learned about slipped tendons also, I have a chick that has this, sounds familiar to your chickens issue
 

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