Young One With a Gimpy Leg

[Judy]

Congrats! Just found this thread so got to read problem and outcome all at once. Cool! Here's hoping DB gets well enough to be able to live with some buddies.

Yes, many would have culled, many more would never do so -- to each his own. There's room for us all.

 

[LaneyAngel]

the idea of culling anything makes me go

I would only ever do it if it was absolutely unavoidable, and it had to be done for the animals own good, and even then, it would be difficult for me.


My entire family however, called me crazy for taking in this little one, saying "put it out of its misery, its never going to walk"

She's proving them wrong!

 

[LaneyAngel]

I completely forgot to come back and update this at the time...

But after about 2 weeks or so of looking like she was coming good, without warning, little DB went downhill to the point where she couldn't even drag herself anymore. My dads girlfriend took it upon herself to convince dad (without consulting me) to snap little DB's neck and put her out of her misery.

Couldn't post about it at the time, I was just too upset!

 

[dawg53]

I'm so sorry to hear that after reading all the responses to this post, as I was going to recommend a heavy dose of crushed vitamin B complex caps. I had a chick with the same problem and within a week or two she was up walking normally. I'm very sorry this happened to you.

 

[rehabchic]

Laney Angel, How often were you watching the little chick? I rescued a baby chick from my son's classroom. I have it's legs strapped and it does the falling over a lot. I feel like his little guy need constant watching over in fear of it not being able to get back up. How long can I leave this little guy unsupervised? And do I have to correct leg position every time it flattens it's legs?