Hello, I'm wondering if someone could help. We have a 5 year old chicken who is suddenly unable to walk on her right leg. She keeps kicking it out backwards. I can't find or feel any obvious injury on her foot or her joints. She's eating and drinking. Crop feels fine. Comb is nice and bright...
There are so many recommendations here that are astoundingly cruel. Please don't freeze your chicken or use the carbon monoxide method- both are horribly uncomfortable. Carbon dioxide also causes panic and is a prolonged death. I've just been faced with the same dilemma and simply took my little...