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    Two Broken Legs Help!

    Pretty much exactly! One leg is much worse off because his nestmates getting at the swelling and pecking it open, but otherwise it's two, clean, complete, closed fractures. Both set in place, but the hard thing has been keeping him still so they heal and finding a way to get him able to feed and...
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    Two Broken Legs Help!

    Correct you are! and it works well... for the five minutes he's sleeping and stays still. Good, then a banaid will work! I've been using athletic tape, because I wasn't sure if anything stickier would be hard on sensitive chick feet. But even since an hour ago, I went an improvised a quick sling...
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    Two Broken Legs Help!

    Yes, he was x-rayd and they're both broken right above the ankle - it looks like someone might have stepped on or shut the poor thing in a lid or something. Even with the breaks, he's determined to go everywhere. She didn't have much to say on splinting, she was honest and told me that every...
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    Two Broken Legs Help!

    I have! I figured first few days were a time for rest and sugary snacks though. I've had great success in my life working with both humans and horses in physical therapy, so I know how invaluable it can be even for an animal. Thank you, Shamo Hybrid, I did consider it, but the vet let me know...
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    Two Broken Legs Help!

    Oh my god... that is the cutest, saddest, most useful thing! Thank you so much, I am sure it'll make him much happier to be able to sit up and feed himself. He keeps trying, but just ends up facefirst in the feed.
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    Two Broken Legs Help!

    I did a foolish, impulsive thing yesterday and agreed to take a newly hatched chicken who had a bad fall and ended up with, at the time, the person thought one broken leg. I had it checked over by the emergency vet late last night, and it turns out both the poor things legs are broken - not to...
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