chickenmeg1
In the Brooder
- Aug 16, 2023
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Tagging those who replied to my previous post in case you wonder about other people's chickens like I do. 
Here is a link to my previous post. tl;dr, my one chicken has a messed up leg that started out crooked (due to some kind of injury) and is now going completely backwards due to incorrect splinting by a vet. That same vet really did her best, but she wasn't a specialist (my mistake) and recommended I put the chicken down.
I was able to see a specialist vet who was amazingly kind. He examined her and said while there is nothing that can be done for the leg (surgery, etc.), since she is eating, drinking and hopping along there is no reason we can't just let her be and see how she does. He said there is no sign of infection. He said once she is skeletally mature we can talk about putting something on her foot that will help her get a bit of "grip" as she limps along. He even offered for me to text him pics or videos any time for a quick opinion!
The chickens have moved to the coop now (they are 8 weeks, and it's finally done). The past few nights I've been going out there and putting her in manually and also taking her out. Tonight she surprised me - I went out there and she somehow made it in there on her own!
Just a pic here of her getting loved on by my daughter. I consider it a happy ending for now.
@Wyorp Rock @picklestheduck @PartiPoodles @Lillith37 @lagrange chicks @choppedliver
Here is a link to my previous post. tl;dr, my one chicken has a messed up leg that started out crooked (due to some kind of injury) and is now going completely backwards due to incorrect splinting by a vet. That same vet really did her best, but she wasn't a specialist (my mistake) and recommended I put the chicken down.
I was able to see a specialist vet who was amazingly kind. He examined her and said while there is nothing that can be done for the leg (surgery, etc.), since she is eating, drinking and hopping along there is no reason we can't just let her be and see how she does. He said there is no sign of infection. He said once she is skeletally mature we can talk about putting something on her foot that will help her get a bit of "grip" as she limps along. He even offered for me to text him pics or videos any time for a quick opinion!
The chickens have moved to the coop now (they are 8 weeks, and it's finally done). The past few nights I've been going out there and putting her in manually and also taking her out. Tonight she surprised me - I went out there and she somehow made it in there on her own!
Just a pic here of her getting loved on by my daughter. I consider it a happy ending for now.
@Wyorp Rock @picklestheduck @PartiPoodles @Lillith37 @lagrange chicks @choppedliver
