chic hurt leg

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.
 

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