New chick - need to euthanize?

[Acre4Me]

Just received some chicks. One seems to be very mobility challenged. Might need to euthanize it, as I don't know that this can be fixed or improved. It is unable to stand up, it tumbles over, does not stretch out its legs (although I can stretch them out a bit - they do move). Fed Nutri Drench and water. Has already pooped normal poops. @Wyorp Rock was commenting on the new chick thread I started and asked this similar question. here are pics. Your thoughts please. Btw, what kind of comb is on this little one? These are straight run, and I'm not sure what breed - could be Chantecler (but they have almost no comb, but looks like a cushion comb). Could be Erminette (single comb).

 

[danceswithronin]

I'd euthanize because it looks like there is bone starting to protrude at that one malformed joint (not totally sure because of the angle of the pic?) and it looks quite painful. The expression on the chick's face looks like pain to me, I would not be able to stand by and watch it suffer on the off-chance it improved.

Area in question circled here. If this is exposed bone I would absolutely cull because that deep red around the joint can not just indicate severe inflammation but also infection from an open wound as well. Day-old chicks with infections don't tend to do very well.

 

[Acre4Me]

View attachment 1759531 I'd euthanize because it looks like there is bone starting to protrude at that one malformed joint (not totally sure because of the angle of the pic?) and it looks quite painful. The expression on the chick's face looks like pain to me, I would not be able to stand by and watch it suffer on the off-chance it improved.

Area in question circled here. If this is exposed bone I would absolutely cull because that deep red around the joint can not just indicate severe inflammation but also infection from an open wound as well. Day-old chicks with infections don't tend to do very well.

We don't want it to suffer either, but didn't want to euthanize a chick that might be mended. My tween thinks there is bone protruding, but I can't see that. No blood. The area on both joints is hard, almost sharp, like bone. So we've wrapped it in fleece to keep it physically stable, gave it water a few times, its in a darkened/ventilated box so that it might be able to sleep/rest until we got some answers.

 

[Acre4Me]

So we euthanized the poor little chick. The chick was loosing energy, and moving less, and not opening it's eyes. We inspected the legs and it appeared they were larger in the joint than the other chicks, and formed differently/moved differently. Also, it seemed like there may have been some fluid residue (as if from slight oozing) on and around the joint, so maybe there was a bone poking through as my tween indicated. Anyway, we did not want the chick to suffer any longer than needed.

 

[dalasgalas]

So sorry to hear the little guy didn't make it.

 

[danceswithronin]

Sorry about your loss, unfortunately these kind of things are not uncommon with livestock. I do think you made the right call.