I really don't want to put this month old chick down. I stink at killing birds. She got stuck between a tree and the fence outside (they just went out day before yesterday to live in the coop). She was fine, just cold, so I brought her into the house to warm up, set her on the stairs next to my computer chair and gave her some crumbles to peck at. My son came rushing down the stairs, not knowing there was a chicken on the bottom step, and stepped on her. At first I thought only her leg was broken, but further examination makes me think the skin under her left wing is torn. There's no loose blood, but it looks raw to me. She's not acting like she's in pain, just trying to snuggle under our arms while we hold her. The left leg is definitely wonky, though. I think it's in the hip, because the leg sections aren't bent or moving where they ought not to move. I'm thinking of putting comfrey ointment on the raw area, with some anti-biotic, and keeping her inside until she gets better or gets worse. Am I being selfish not to put her down immediately?
