Help! My chick has a broken leg!

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ok, cover her head so she wont get frightened. then gently take her leg and stretch it out as it should go normally, try straighten her leg, if its sideways, and then bandage it genty after cleaning surface. after use popsicle sticks to splint leg, one on either side then use some bandage tape to keep them on. I would keep her in a separate pen so she wont have to fight for food or use too much energy or leg. and after 3-4ish days let her out on still day to run with other hens. keep an eye on her. hope this helps. and my chick just boke her toe and dad wants to chop it off, I say no way! but its bleeding and im a little puzzled over wat to do about that.
 
just one she cant walk, turns out another chick has a broken leg too. Should i take them to the vet? How much would it be?
 
They wont/cant eat Im feeding them water through an eye dropper. They seem to love that luxury! They just sleep and when i take them out for their daily watering im worried how to feed them. How much would getting 2 chicks legs fixed cost? http://www.bestfriends-animalclinic.com/ thats my main vet. Is this vet okay? I live right down the street so yeah and thank you guys so much!
 
hi! yea taking them to the vet is best, however its expensive, so if you feel you can do the leg yourself then go for it. but yea since their chicks then its probs best to take them to the vet cuz their also young and not so good if you do it wrong. lovely to know there are other new people out there, what kind of chicks do you have? how old are they?
mine are a mixed variety and they jump on me. in fact my whole flock follow me whenever im out in the yard and think my toes are food. chicks are such joy..
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they are pure joy! They play chase with me and peck at my toes 2! I have a blue silkie, a white sikie, 3 salmon Favolles, 2 marans, 1 easter egger, and 1 mystery breed. I also have 1 maran, 1 Amaracana, 3 lavander orpingtons, 2 partridge silkies, 1 sebright, one basque, 1 wyndotte and loads more! I want to take them to the vet but my dad says they cant help them. Yeah right! thanks!
 
cute!! your lucky you have all those breeds, dad will only let me have 8 when the chicks leave, and they have to be good egg layers so I have to sell my silkey X bantam baby girls. their so beautiful, sigh. dads these days. and we cant get marans in nz , so their on my wish list!
 

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