Broken wing; Bone sticking out

Morgan2794

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Hello y'all! My husband was driving home from work last night and a chicken fell out of a chicken truck in front of him so he stopped and picked her up and brought her home to see if there was something I could do for her. Well little did he know she was hurt worse than he thought. When I started to see what all could be wrong I noticed her wing appeared to be broke and with further investigation I saw the bone sticking out. :( Alongside that she's got a few gashes here and there BUT I'm most worried about her wing. I'm afraid I'll have to put her down but I really don't want to have to do that. I don't have the heart to. I want to give her a fighting chance. I don't have the money to take her to a vet nor do I even know if a vet near me would even see a chicken. I'll upload a picture of the wing and if y'all could please just tell me what you think is best to do with her or any advice on how to go about saving her that would be fantastic! As much as I want to save her I also don't want her to suffer. Please help me!!!
 

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Hello y'all! My husband was driving home from work last night and a chicken fell out of a chicken truck in front of him so he stopped and picked her up and brought her home to see if there was something I could do for her. Well little did he know she was hurt worse than he thought. When I started to see what all could be wrong I noticed her wing appeared to be broke and with further investigation I saw the bone sticking out. :( Alongside that she's got a few gashes here and there BUT I'm most worried about her wing. I'm afraid I'll have to put her down but I really don't want to have to do that. I don't have the heart to. I want to give her a fighting chance. I don't have the money to take her to a vet nor do I even know if a vet near me would even see a chicken. I'll upload a picture of the wing and if y'all could please just tell me what you think is best to do with her or any advice on how to go about saving her that would be fantastic! As much as I want to save her I also don't want her to suffer. Please help me!!!
I don't have much input on the survivability of a broken wing, but I want to give you a heads up that if she came off a truck she's very likely a Cornish Cross, which are bred for meat and only live weeks before dying of a heart attack unless fed right from the get-go. :hugs
Hopefully someone else will have more input. I don't really see how setting it would be feasible outside of a veterinary environment and it's either that or amputation for a compound fracture like that.
 
I’ve never personally dealt with a broken wing but I would imagine it’s treatable. I would give her some baby aspirin for pain, disinfect the wound area, make a sling for her wing so she doesn’t try to use it, and give her a lot of water and healthy food. I’m sure with time and love she’ll recover. Hopefully people with better expertise can give their two cents.
 

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