Injured Chick

TheChickenMonk

Songster
Oct 30, 2021
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USA, Idaho
Hello there friends and fellow chicken lovers. I have a 2 day old chick that was not taken to to kindly by my hen I hoped was broody enough to care for them. They got the water fountain knocked over on them, and now are unable to walk (they were walking after hatching, I am worried they broke their leg or its spraddle leg). I've noticed them just laying on their belly, with their left leg stretched out behind them as it can go while their right leg kicks around to move themselves with little flapping motions. I am really concerned for their health and am curious if anyone could help me figure out the best method to try and heal their legs and get them standing again. I tried my best to get clear images of the issue but they are not really working with that, get the sense they are in pain moving it around from the chirps.
 

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Having gotten some equipment and trying to splint them, I found it was a broken leg and a broken hip. I have chosen to end their suffering and no longer require assistance. Named them Paarl Jr. They're entombed next to their father now, cairn raised.
 

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