Defective leg

[Ravynscroft]

Best way to put him down I cannot snip his neck I just don't have it in me

Honestly, that's the best way... can you wrap in a paper towel then do it?

 

[Brittanyjohnson1986]

What about starting fluid method?

 

[Ravynscroft]

What about starting fluid method?

That works too, but controversial... need to make sure container is not big and you use a LOT of fluid...

 

[rjohns39]

Best way to put him down I cannot snip his neck I just don't have it in me

Give me a minute to find the link.

 

[rjohns39]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...re-culling-the-injured-and-sick-babies.72140/ This works, but a clean cut to the neck I'm sure is better for the bird.

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

Have you done it yet? Here is a less gruesome way:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...n-a-suffering-chick-fatal-defects-only.73045/

 

[FLChickens]

FWIW ...

I had a hen that was hit with a ricocheting bullet (freak accident) through the coop wall. It damaged one leg. She was one of my favorites though, and I tend to do everything I can. She was one-legged for some time but with support she managed. After a long time, she even improved and would stand/walk on two legs, but anytime she wanted to run, she would use just the one and flap her wings to hop-fly. She was as fast as any of the others.

I named her Hopalong after that, a buff orp hen.

If the chick isn't suffering, he might manage. I guess that's up to someone's best judgement. I realize mine had a different situation.

All the best to you, either way.

I hate putting down animals. I once had a rabbit kit that there was no hope for and it was suffering, and I'd heard drowning was humane. I disagree, having done it. It was traumatic for both myself and the kit. I would prefer a gas-type method, as linked above.