My Juvenile Chick broke her wing PLEASE HELP 😭

[Raptae]

Sorry if i made it sound as if you were but that definitely wasn’t what i was trying to get by. I believe all i said was that you asked since they are a broiler. I did not say you asked because they develop health problems, that was in my own words. I was simply saying that the question was probably being asked due to the fact broilers are considered a meat bird. This does not mean they must be eaten, the same goes for egg laying birds, the eggs do not need to be used.

OP was aware of this from the start as someone had mentioned this topic already due to the concerns of her falling, i might be wrong but didn’t OP already fix the problem?

Muffin is fine now. I fixed her wing up with bandages 2 weeks and 1 day ago.
Plus, I rescued meat chickens and raised them as pets ever since I was in elementary school.

 

[Raptae]

I know the potential heart and respiratory problems that these types of birds can develop, but with proper diet and exercise...they can live longer.

 

[Chicken poppy]

I know the potential heart and respiratory problems that these types of birds can develop, but with proper diet and exercise...they can live longer.

That’s true. A very kind person on BYC named Weeg owns some meat birds and they have lived a very long time.

 

[NatJ]

That’s true. A very kind person on BYC named Weeg owns some meat birds and they have lived a very long time.

"Long time" is a relative term. It looks like one lived for about 6 months before dying of Avian Leukosis Virus, and the other made it to at least 18 months of age (should be about 2 years at present, if she is still alive).

Looking back at posts by @Weeg I find that one (named Smudge) died at about 25 weeks of ALV:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/incubation-and-alv.1513624/#post-25463074

The other (named Doodle) was one year old in March of 2022:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/soo-very-upset-at-tsc.1523878/#post-25668544

Doodle was mentioned as being alive but overweight and with foot issues on September 8 of 2023:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...air-ends-7-30-22.1536941/page-5#post-25934686

Doodle has not been mentioned by name since that date, at least according to what I can find with a search on the forums.

 

[Chicken poppy]

"Long time" is a relative term. It looks like one lived for about 6 months before dying of Avian Leukosis Virus, and the other made it to at least 18 months of age (should be about 2 years at present, if she is still alive).

Looking back at posts by @Weeg I find that one (named Smudge) died at about 25 weeks of ALV:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/incubation-and-alv.1513624/#post-25463074

The other (named Doodle) was one year old in March of 2022:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/soo-very-upset-at-tsc.1523878/#post-25668544

Doodle was mentioned as being alive but overweight and with foot issues on September 8 of 2023:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...air-ends-7-30-22.1536941/page-5#post-25934686

Doodle has not been mentioned by name since that date, at least according to what I can find with a search on the forums.

How unfortunate. She was a very sweet friend of mine, i haven’t talked to her in a little while since i took a break from BYC, but from when i last spoke to her, they seemed to be doing well.

 

[Weeg]

"Long time" is a relative term. It looks like one lived for about 6 months before dying of Avian Leukosis Virus, and the other made it to at least 18 months of age (should be about 2 years at present, if she is still alive).

Looking back at posts by @Weeg I find that one (named Smudge) died at about 25 weeks of ALV:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/incubation-and-alv.1513624/#post-25463074

The other (named Doodle) was one year old in March of 2022:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/soo-very-upset-at-tsc.1523878/#post-25668544

Doodle was mentioned as being alive but overweight and with foot issues on September 8 of 2023:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...air-ends-7-30-22.1536941/page-5#post-25934686

Doodle has not been mentioned by name since that date, at least according to what I can find with a search on the forums.

I haven’t been online much lately, but I just saw this tag and figured I’d give an update.

Unfortunately, Doodle is no longer with us. She died about two months ago of hypothermia during the cold snap, which she also struggled with last winter. She was about 21 months old.

While I was happy to have her and Smudge for the time I did, it’s not something I would do again, or recommend.

It was very difficult to keep Doodles weight under control. This was because of my setup since she had to share a space with birds who were free fed after Smudges passing. I tried numerous different ways to keep her away from the food, and each strategy would work great until she figured it out. Then she would find a way to the feeder without issues. Her weight was always an issue. Like NatJ mentioned, this caused leg/foot issues. She sprained her leg one way or another and it took months to heal. While for the average chicken it could take a couple rest days, or no intervention at all, Doodle’s was persistent.

She also didn’t live a “happy” chicken life, or a life like a normal chicken at all. She spent most of her days trying to get to the food, laying down, or eating. If I let her out to forage she would pace the food bins or the other birds coops the entire time trying to get to feed. I don’t think it was very humane for her in my opinion. Her best days were her young life, and beyond that it got worse for her.

It was an informative experience, but again, not something I would recommend to anyone.