will they turn on her?

[Nwchickma]

So this little girl was hatched at school and was born with what I now believe was a slipped tendon. I found out to late to straighten it from what I read, I'm new to chickens. Anyway I kept her thinking if it got infected or she quit eating I'd put her down. She's 5 weeks old and compensated just fine. The others don't bother her at all, they kind of just ignore her. Will they turn on her and attack her when they are older?

I'm also worried about adding to my little flock. I have 4 but I think 1 or 2 are roos that I can't keep so I want to replace with some pullets of the same age from a friend but worry about this little one with new chickens. Please share your knowledge, I'm clueless!

 

[Nwchickma]

Anyone? I'd really like some opinions :/

 

[crazyfeathers]

Sorry but my experience is a sad story. My chick had a severe splay leg. we tried the band aids, rubberbanding her legs together so they were underneath her but nothing we did helped her leg. We couldn't cull it, we had to give it a chance right? Wrong it would have been more humane to cull the chick earlier than to wait and hope. It got trampled by the other chicks so we left it in the brooder with a small chick so it wouldn't get lonely. It never improved although it could get to food and water I didn't think this chicks quality of life would be very good. We both cried the day we culled this poor baby but we tried, we learned, and we will move forward. It is a personal choice if you have accommodations for your chick let her live out her life and if not so be it. Best of luck and God bless.

 

[Nwchickma]

Sorry but my experience is a sad story. My chick had a severe splay leg. we tried the band aids, rubberbanding her legs together so they were underneath her but nothing we did helped her leg. We couldn't cull it, we had to give it a chance right? Wrong it would have been more humane to cull the chick earlier than to wait and hope. It got trampled by the other chicks so we left it in the brooder with a small chick so it wouldn't get lonely. It never improved although it could get to food and water I didn't think this chicks quality of life would be very good. We both cried the day we culled this poor baby but we tried, we learned, and we will move forward. It is a personal choice if you have accommodations for your chick let her live out her life and if not so be it. Best of luck and God bless.

Thank you so much for your reply. I'm sorry your situation turned out that way but I appreciate your story. I'm going to take it day by day and just keep a close eye on my little girl. She's 6 weeks old now so we will see.

 

[Nwchickma]

Anyone have a handicapped chicken that is fine in a flock?