lemurchaser - Thank you. That means a lot to me. I'm pretty upset about having to make that tough decision. I brought her home because I wanted to do the best thing for her and in the end I guess it was to not let her suffer anymore. I was really hoping for a different outcome though. I was...
Thank you all for the advice. We took her to the vet this afternoon and had to have her put down. Her leg wasn't broken after all she had nerve damage and a respritory infection. Since she couldn't use the leg and it didn't look like she would regain use we decided to let her go.
It's hard for me to know what to do I don't have chickens (plural) just this one and I've never kept them before. I just brought her home to give her a chance and wouldn't mind keeping her as a pet!
I'm not that worried about the time even though I work full time too. I wish I could just stay...
Thanks so much. We are taking her to the vet this afternoon to get checked out. She was also breathing heavily/wheezing last night. I think maybe she has a respiratory infection? Or do chickens snore? She had a little friend at the rescue who I could bring home for her if she's ok.
We may...
Hi I'm new here. I volunteer at an animal rescue and brought home a chicken who has an injured leg so she could get some extra TLC. I don't know a whole lot about chickens so I'm hoping to get some great advice here. We will probably end up keeping this chicken as a pet if she ends up with an ok...
Hi everyone I'm new here! I live in North Eastern Pennsylvania. I volunteer at an animal rescue and brought home a chicken who has an injured leg so she could get some extra TLC. I don't know a whole lot about chickens so I'm hoping to get some great advice here. We will probably end up keeping...