I amputated my chicks broken leg !

[Chicken Newbie07]

Last year, I hatched out a chick with a broken leg. This is the story of PATITA, the one legged chick.

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[casportpony]

Oh dear, it looks like the wrap was put on too tight and caused the leg to die.

 

[HappyDuckie]

This is so cute! how is she doing now? Got any pics?

 

[aart]

Date on vid is 2019....did this bird survive?

 

[Chicken Newbie07]

Oh dear, it looks like the wrap was put on too tight and caused the leg to die.

The leg was definitely broken to begin with.
And yes I later realized the wrap might of been to tight. So unintentionally I ended up cutting off all blood circulation to the leg which made it easy and perfect for amputation. Just for a bit of context, the broken leg was getting in the way rather than helping her walk. So for this chick, I feel amputation was the best in the end.

This happened last year, and she lived a happy life for about 7 months ,unail I had a hawk attack her and kill her and 2 other chicks. They were enclosed, but one morning , one of my kids left the enclosure open and that’s how the accident happened. .

The purpose of this thread is to bring hope to someone who is goi g thru the same situation. Maybe make them think twice before culling.

 

[Chicken Newbie07]

This is so cute! how is she doing now? Got any pics?

She lived a happy life for about 7 months until one morning we accidentally left the enclosure open and a hawk attacked her and two others.

 

[Chicken Newbie07]

Date on vid is 2019....did this bird survive?

She past away at about 7 months old. I never intended to share her story really so I didn’t take pictures . She didn’t die because of the one leg situation, she died to a hawk attack. We accidentally left the enclosure open one morning

 

[casportpony]

The leg was definitely broken to begin with.

What bone was broken?

And yes I later realized the wrap might of been to tight. So unintentionally I ended up cutting off all blood circulation to the leg

Splinting broken legs properly can be very difficult and quite often wrapping does more harm than good.

cutting off all blood circulation to the leg which made it easy and perfect for amputation.

Yes, dead, or necrotic body parts are easy to remove.

Just for a bit of context, the broken leg was getting in the way rather than helping her walk.

From the video, I can't tell what part of the leg was broken. Where was the fracture?

This happened last year, and she lived a happy life for about 7 months ,unail I had a hawk attack her and kill her and 2 other chicks. They were enclosed, but one morning , one of my kids left the enclosure open and that’s how the accident happened. .

Sorry for your loss.

 

[RainbowHen]

I have some issues with this video. How did she break her leg? Chicks don't hatch with broken legs. She may have had a leg issue at hatch but unlikely that it was broken. Did she break it in the incubator? I don't understand.

 

[SabongStuff]

I have some issues with this video. How did she break her leg? Chicks don't hatch with broken legs. She may have had a leg issue at hatch but unlikely that it was broken. Did she break it in the incubator? I don't understand.

its an old video and op said the chicken has passed. Not sure if it’s worth investigating.