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down2earth
In the Brooder
Ok I'm sorry but I could never do that. I brought it to a vet thinking I had to put it down but the vet wouldn't even consider it . She did an x-ray nothing broken. Put on a wrap to stabilize the "knee". Will wait to see if it can improve over the next couple weeks.Birds are quite good at hiding pain so we don't really know how much it hurts.
When you decide it is time you can put it to sleep with ether, (starting fluid in a can). Soak a paper towel and cover the birds face until it becomes calm or asleep, then put both the towel and the birds head in a baggie. It will only take a few minutes until you see a body tremble which is its last gasp.
It is never easy for us to do but it is the least painful for both us and the bird.
The vet said not to listen to people on the web lol.
Will have put a couple hundred dollars into this chick after next checkup in a week.
It was my favorite and nicest female pied I wanted to keep. Won't be putting anymore into it. Just hope the vet is right when she says it can heal. It's hard to find a vet that specializes in these birds.
Wish me luck.
One last comment. The web sites have helped me at times for support but there are some people on it that should watch how they "deliver" their opinions to people.