Gina70427
Chirping
- Mar 30, 2023
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i have a chic hatched this past saturday. she was in hen box with momma hen while momma was laying on other eggs . i waited to see if other eggs would hatch and left the chic worried she would get off eggs. so the next day i go out to hen house and momma had hatched another bby but the first chic was gone! i looked all in the coop no baby! i go out to chicken yard and the baby was laying there chirping! broke my heart! the chic seems to have a hurt leg. i grabbed her and brought her in and put light on her. she is eating and drinking but can’t walk. i don’t know how she got out there. i think she fell out and maybe followed the other hens outside? i don’t know because it was the back of the coop. i put vet tape on the leg to try and help. i’m so sad over this . does anyone else have any suggestions? i know without taking her to a vet we won’t know if it’s broke or what’s wrong. i’m so worried about this sweet bby. should i put a small popsicle stick on it with vet tape? has anyone ever had a chic with a hurt leg? i have had mine have splay leg before but this is different. her left leg all the way to thigh kinda hangs.
can it heal? i’m blaming myself for not moving momma hen to a better area . i have a lot going on in my life right now. i tried moving her but she abandoned the eggs in the spot i made her and went and layed on the other hens eggs so i just gave her her eggs back and left her there.
