Yes, I fear that may be true. It's so hard for me to decide to put her down or not because she peeps just like the other chicks and it makes me think she will be ok. I do not think she will be though, when she falls over she makes no effort to get up, she just lays there.
Hello everyone, I have had chickens for a few years now, but never a crippled chick. I saw her at the feed store where she was being stepped on and thought I could nurse her back to health. Her leg is twisted at the joint, swollen, and never moves. I am unsure if it is broken or if she was born...