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AverageJoe404
In the Brooder
@jvls1942 I understand your opinion and thanks for rationalising the cost to me. But my partner was with me when we found the chick and she is definitely on board with trying to keep it alive if it's possible for it to have a proper and painless life.
If it was found by my father or brother (owners of the chickens) it would most definitely have been left to it's fate or killed on the spot.
After originally deciding to let "Nature run it's course" and leave it where it was i decided i wasn't okay with doing that and went back to try and do what i could for it.
I realise it is "Just a chicken" but i also think i wouldn't be okay with myself if i left it to die knowing there may have been a chance it could live with my help.
Regardless, If i decided to "Put it down" i am not aware of any methods to humanely kill a baby chicken and if i did i doubt id be able to do so anyway. Either way, I'd need a vet, so i might as well try and save it if the vet thinks it's possible rather than have it killed to save a few bucks.
If it was found by my father or brother (owners of the chickens) it would most definitely have been left to it's fate or killed on the spot.
After originally deciding to let "Nature run it's course" and leave it where it was i decided i wasn't okay with doing that and went back to try and do what i could for it.
I realise it is "Just a chicken" but i also think i wouldn't be okay with myself if i left it to die knowing there may have been a chance it could live with my help.
Regardless, If i decided to "Put it down" i am not aware of any methods to humanely kill a baby chicken and if i did i doubt id be able to do so anyway. Either way, I'd need a vet, so i might as well try and save it if the vet thinks it's possible rather than have it killed to save a few bucks.