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    Orthopedic nightmare chick (of course owned by veterinary orthopedic surgeon)

    Unfortunately Nugget's story has a sad ending. The day after I posted the previous update, she died suddenly. In retrospect she had probably not been acting completely like her normal self for a few days, but there were no real red flags. I think that ultimately there was more wrong with her...
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    Orthopedic nightmare chick (of course owned by veterinary orthopedic surgeon)

    Life got really busy and I forgot to update. Nugget's tibial surgery went great. The bone healed perfectly in 2.5 weeks with no complications. But... While she was under anesthesia I was able to get some better positioned X rays of her left femur, and while it fully healed from the fracture, it...
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    Orthopedic nightmare chick (of course owned by veterinary orthopedic surgeon)

    Thanks for checking in! She (or I am starting to have concerns that Nugget may be a he) is doing really well except that her tibial fracture healed in a really bad angle. The left femur fracture completely healed and the bowing in her femurs is decreasing as she grows. She has been using the...
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    Orthopedic nightmare chick (of course owned by veterinary orthopedic surgeon)

    It has been a week since the Xrays, so I rechecked some tonight. The left femur fracture is like 80% healed, the left tibial fracture is fully healed but quite crooked, and the bowing in the right femur is improving slightly. She still stands on the outside of that right foot and it looks like...
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    Orthopedic nightmare chick (of course owned by veterinary orthopedic surgeon)

    I will update as she grows. Waiting is the hardest part! I am also dying to see what she ends up looking like. No one has posted any pictures of a Silver Laced Wyandotte x Salmon Favorelle cross. Both parents were/are magnificent show quality birds from D&D hatchery. She has also developed...
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    Orthopedic nightmare chick (of course owned by veterinary orthopedic surgeon)

    Thank you everyone for the posts and information. Casportpony, those are both great reference books. I used to have digital access when I worked at a University, but lost it when I switched jobs. The surgical approaches were what I needed to brush up on. Most of my surgeries were on Raptors and...
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    Orthopedic nightmare chick (of course owned by veterinary orthopedic surgeon)

    Here is a pic of one of the x rays
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    Orthopedic nightmare chick (of course owned by veterinary orthopedic surgeon)

    Hello, I have been using this site for wonderful advice for a while, but just signed up as a member. As a veterinarian, I didn't get the most chicken training in school, but did work with a lot of raptors and parrots working part time in the Zoo Med dept many years ago. I would love the advice...
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