Help, baby chick born like this, what do I do

[Young chicken mama]

Hi I'm a backyard farmer I've had chickens for about 3 years now and I hatched out a baby who has a leg issue, it walks on its hocks and it's legs seem to be put on upside down, I've been keeping it inside and a cage with a blanket and food and water and it doesn't have a buddy but it seems to be doing okay, they're looks like to be maybe a broken blood vessel on the hock from walking on it so much, is there anything I can do to help this poor baby? It's already 2 weeks old and definitely as fight left in it but every time it tries to walk it just spins in circles cause his legs don't work, is there anything I can do. The baby was born like this. I've tried to put shoes on it but the only way that the shoes could work are way too big for the baby

 

[FunClucks]

I don't know that there's much you can do. Looks like you've done your best to correct the problem but it hasn't worked well. Now it is a question of quality of life and a judgement call on your part.

I know a number of folks on this site would recommend culling this chick due to its (probable) poor quality of life and the intense care that would be required for it to continue to live. There are probably also a number of folks on here that would be happy to provide intense care for the remainder of its life. There is no one right answer. Is this a pet, or is it livestock? What standard of vigor do you have for your chickens, and how would caring/not caring for this chick fit into your management style?

Sorry you're faced with this decision. It's the hard part of chicken keeping.

Be aware that when genetic anomalies like this are visible, there are often things wrong inside the chick that are not visible. These may show up over time.

Regardless of the path forward that you choose, I would not allow this chicken to breed and pass along its poor genetics.

 

[Young chicken mama]

I don't know that there's much you can do. Looks like you've done your best to correct the problem but it hasn't worked well. Now it is a question of quality of life and a judgement call on your part.

I know a number of folks on this site would recommend culling this chick due to its (probable) poor quality of life and the intense care that would be required for it to continue to live. There are probably also a number of folks on here that would be happy to provide intense care for the remainder of its life. There is no one right answer. Is this a pet, or is it livestock? What standard of vigor do you have for your chickens, and how would caring/not caring for this chick fit into your management style?

Sorry you're faced with this decision. It's the hard part of chicken keeping.

Be aware that when genetic anomalies like this are visible, there are often things wrong inside the chick that are not visible. These may show up over time.

Regardless of the path forward that you choose, I would not allow this chicken to breed and pass along its poor genetics.

If it ends up being a hen I will probably keep it inside and train it to wear diapers if that is a possibility. I am willing to go pretty far in for this little baby

 

[FunClucks]

If it ends up being a hen I will probably keep it inside and train it to wear diapers if that is a possibility. I am willing to go pretty far in for this little baby

Good luck! I hope things turn out well for you both.