I am absolutely horrified to say that yesterday while my four six week old cochins and I were out during playtime, the runt Sammy darted under my foot as I was stepping down. There was nothing I could do to stop,. She screamed and ran under the toolshed. I got her out and I seriously thought that she was dying, she acted shocky and floppy. I had seen her move all of her appendages so Iknew her back and neclk were not broken. But my heart was. I cried and called my husband. He said to put her back with her siblings and let her rest that there was nothing I could do now but let nature work itself out or some such. No can do. I could not let her die by herself. I put her in a fuzzy blankey and held her to me. I kid you not she was almost lifeless, Well within an hour she was up and moving and a little slow and sore, but very much alive,I thanked God and my chickys guardian angel. Today I have been watching her closely, and she is eating fine pooping ok and flappping wings,. She was a little scared of me for part of the day ( can you blame her) But by night time she was definitley coming around. I am so mad at myself for allowing this to happen to her. I have taken to shuffling my feet when the babies are around them instead of picking them up and moving a lot slower. Poor baby, I would have never forgivven myself if she would have died from my carelessness.,
