Chicken lost its legs. Help!

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I have a poor little hen. She's about 10 months old. She has had the worse luck. First she got frostbite on her foot. After a month of lots of limping and Epson salt soaks, her foot fell off and she had a nub. She could get around but limped still.

Well today I was horrified. I went to feed them and this poor little chick was limping worse and barely scooting around. I picked her up ans her other foot "the non injured one" is completey snapped off!!! Up to about her kid leg. I have no Idea how she lost her other leg but it was perfectly fine yesterday . There was fresh blood coming out too. I am trying to figure out what happened to her. Could it be a pretador? I have the coop closed off pretty good but I'm sure something small could find its way in. Also to note when I picked her up both times my rooster attacked me. I'm not sure if he's the one who did this (is it possible for a roo to break a chickens leg off?) or if he was just protecting her because she's hurt. I have her inside under my care now. I just need some ideas on how her good leg is now missing too.
 
Did you have your girl separated from the flock? It's not uncommon for other chickens to pick on or attack an ill/injured bird.
 
That's terrible luck. It's possible that if she managed to perch up higher somewhere and jumped down, her own body weight could have snapped her leg. I know that has happened with very heavy meat birds without even jumping. I'm so sorry that happened... it's happened to others as well
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-with-no-legs.852723/
 
Sorry for you and your hen!
I just had a thought about a neighbor of mine. He had his chickens in cages built with chicken wire. Each morning he would find full grown chickens dead still in there cages with pieces missing, legs head, wings.
Turn out a racoon was coming and pulling out what ever part he could grab hold of and pulling it thru the chicken wire and eating it.
I think life without legs will be hard on your hen. However there should be some ingenious way to design her some fake ones. As long as there is still some portion of leg stump left. She still might have trouble roosting.
If she is a treasured pet, i would think on the lines of some velcro, bend a teaspoon fasten them somehow.....
About the rooster. I doubt he did it, but i NEVER keep a rooster that attacks myself or my family. To many good roosters out ther to tolerate a bad one.
Good luck!
 
It's possible that she can live, however this is probably going to be labor intensive on your part and no guarantees. Up to you only how much time and effort you are willing to put in. It will be hard for her and she will need special care. Probably won't be able to be with a flock as she won't be able to run away or defend herself. As a 'house chicken' it might work. Loss of feet can hinder their ability to regulate their temperature, and obviously the mobility issues and access to feed and water.
Here are a couple of links that address chickens that have lost their feet:
https://www.chickenheavenonearth.co...e-gets-new-feet--chicken-heaven-on-earth.html
https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/caring-for-old-chickens/
 

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