CHICK FELL IS INJURED! Please help!!!

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Just gave her a look, comparing the legs and poking around her hock/hip/spine to see if she showed any signs of pain. She didn't flinch at my proddings. There's also nothing visibly wrong. She's running around with her siblings in a game of keep-the-wood-chip. I'm kind of worried that she'll make it worse, but it's not painful enough to keep her from fun, I guess?
 
SunriseChickers said:
What can I do if it swells? I can't ice it, it'll freeze her, won't it? It's been about four hours since she fell, but she's not being picked on. She's in with one male and one other female and they're pretty friendly with each other. The only pecking is grooming.
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Yes. It would. Ours healed after a trip to the vet for pain meds, and isolation. But she was 8 weeks old.
 
Chelsa'sChicks said:
If the other chicks are ok with her being there, I would give it a few days. You could ice it, but I feel like she will be ok. Chickens are extremely hardy animals and can handle a lot. I had a very young pullet get stepped on my by my full Belgian Draft horse and she couldn't stand on it, it swelled, and we have no vet here for chickens. A few days later she was standing on it, then a few more she could limp-hop to run, then she was fine. It prob took about 1.5-2 months for her to fully heal up.
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My first thought: Horse!
My second thought: That's scary. Thanks for telling me that, it makes me feel a lot better.
 
SunriseChickers said:
Just gave her a look, comparing the legs and poking around her hock/hip/spine to see if she showed any signs of pain. She didn't flinch at my proddings. There's also nothing visibly wrong. She's running around with her siblings in a game of keep-the-wood-chip. I'm kind of worried that she'll make it worse, but it's not painful enough to keep her from fun, I guess?
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There's videos of goose chicks jumping off cliffs hundreds of feet up just to nest them in a place where they won't get eaten.

Some of the time they lose the chicks and some of the time they are fine.

So it is possible that this might work out. (Chicken chicks aren't too much different than goose chicks, while small.)
 
nao57 said:
There's videos of goose chicks jumping off cliffs hundreds of feet up just to nest them in a place where they won't get eaten.

Some of the time they lose the chicks and some of the time they are fine.

So it is possible that this might work out. (Chicken chicks aren't too much different than goose chicks, while small.)
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Every comment is easing my mind. :)
 
It sounds like your chick is going to be alright, since she is moving about and not in shock. Just keep an eye on her for the enxt fee days, and make sure that she is getting to food and water.
 

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