I have a hurt chick , what do I do?

[JesusFreakzzz]

Today, tractor supply gave us a free 2 day old chick because its leg was injured and they couldn’t sell him. He doesn’t walk on the leg , but he hops to get around. He isn’t eating or drinking as much as I want him to. Any tips on what to do to heal him? I don’t think his leg is broken.

 

[nuthatched]

Can you get a picture?

 

[JesusFreakzzz]

Can you get a picture?

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

you could gently feel the leg to see if there is a break. if there is, it will be loose and feel weird.
side note, is that a silkie? I can see it's a polydactyl.

 

[JesusFreakzzz]

you could gently feel the leg to see if there is a break. if there is, it will be loose and feel weird.
side note, is that a silkie? I can see it's a polydactyl.

I don’t think it is broken, I’m thinking it’s sore or sprained. The worker at Tractor Supply said he was a sussex.

 

[alinas2010]

I’m going to tag some educators. Is there an open wound on the injured leg?

@Wyorp Rock @azygous @Eggcessive

Also welcome to the site.

 

[JesusFreakzzz]

No. There isn’t an open wound, but there is a healed over one. It is one of the pictures. I thought his leg was just dirty at first till I noticed it was mostly healed. Idk if it just hurts him to use or if it’s internal injury.

I’m going to tag some educators. Is there an open wound on the injured leg?

@Wyorp Rock @azygous @Eggcessive

 

[alinas2010]

Is it able to move the leg at all? Does it just hang there?

 

[Debbie292d]

With the unknown here, if it's moving it at all, that's a good sign. It could have sustained an injury being moved around from truck to pen, and hopefully it's not an internal injury to the bone.

Just in case, if you have some B-complex, as in human pills, I'd grind up 1/4 of one for him, and mix it in a small amt of mash, so he eats it all. Just once a day for a week or two. If you don't have any and want to buy some at Walmart or drugstore, it's a lot easier to administer the liquid B-complex. The one we have, a full human dose is one eyedropper full, so for him, I'd go a 1/4 of that. If it's a little too much it's okay. B is one thing that just clears their system.

You could design a little chicken chair for it. What we did for one little one was stretch a piece of cloth over a coffee cup with a tight rubber band. Then guestimate where the legs will go through and use a sharp knife and scissors to create two leg holes. Push the cloth down just a bit into the cup before putting him in it. I would keep him in that for a few hours a day so he rests it. Be sure to offer him mash or dry, and water every so often while he's in there.

 

[JesusFreakzzz]

Is it able to move the leg at all? Does it just hang there?

He can move it, but he usually has it lifted up out of the way.