One-legged Chick: Will It Thrive?

Is it fully mobile?

the answer will also be your answer.

 

Is the leg warm and "alive"... or dead? Maybe it was injured and needs a bit of doctoring to get t back to use... Good luck!

 

You've got to be fair to the chicken and yourself. What will it's quality of life be. It will most probably end up a house chicken. Do you have the time and patience to care for a pet like she will need. That being said we have Wynonna the one legged wonder chicken here. She lost her leg to a predator last year at 4 months old but my girlfriend had fallen in love with her from day one. There was no question in her mind about taking care of that chicken. She lives in a large dog kennel in our bedroom window next to a cocatiel(?) and conjure for companionship. Chickens are very social critters. She is spoiled rotten and gets taken outside every day after work and most of the day on weekends. Her 2 sisters do try to peck on her but we don't allow that. We get an egg regularly. She trills when she's happy and complains when she's not. It's a tough call but my girlfriend doesn't regret her choice one bit.

 

LOL! That is one LUCKY chick! She looks SO happy....and pampered! hehehehe LOVE IT!
Salt and Light: Good luck with your little one!!!!

 

I had a duck that's leg ended up like that, and after reading all sorts of stuff in the last couple weeks for my chick i had with a messed up leg, i found this:

Slipped Achilles Tendon in Hock Joint
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry


idk what yours looks like, but this sounds like what had happened to my duck, and if i had known about it then i could have fixed it. he lived for 3 years with his one leg and after it gave out he scooted himself around in his cage. he had a very spoiled and pampered life though he was my baby! hopefully this can help with yours.