We have recently acquired a couple of chicks, about a month old. We got them when they were just a few days old and soon realized that something was wrong with their legs. We took them to the vet. The vet said that they had an immune deficiency and it could be cleared up with an antibiotic. We gave them the antibiotic but the condition has gotten worse. So here is what we're working with.
chicken 1- bowed out legs. barely able to walk, stumbling
chicken 2- one leg seems dead and he just drags it around behind him
chicken 3- stands on one leg while the other is held up like the leg of a flamingo
chicken 4- growth on the neck, about the size of a gumball, that is causing the chicken to turn his head almost upside down.
We're just not sure what to do with them at this point. The vet doesn't seem to think that much can be done. We don't want to end any life but we also don't want them to be suffering.
any thoughts or ideas on how to make their quality of life better or how to proceed otherwise.
chicken 1- bowed out legs. barely able to walk, stumbling
chicken 2- one leg seems dead and he just drags it around behind him
chicken 3- stands on one leg while the other is held up like the leg of a flamingo
chicken 4- growth on the neck, about the size of a gumball, that is causing the chicken to turn his head almost upside down.
We're just not sure what to do with them at this point. The vet doesn't seem to think that much can be done. We don't want to end any life but we also don't want them to be suffering.
any thoughts or ideas on how to make their quality of life better or how to proceed otherwise.
