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Hurt chick
By: DarleneB Date: April 25, 2018, 5:43 pm
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I have a 2 week old sizzle chick that got out of the fence and a
dog grab it in its mouth then dropped it. But now the little
chick cannot stand and is leaning to one side. I have it in a
box inside. It acts like one of its legs might be hurt in the
thigh area but not sure. Any suggestions?
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Re: Hurt chick
By: Travis Rayner Date: April 26, 2018, 7:41 am
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Oh....sorry to hear that. You need to find the injury site and
work from there. Does the chick appear to have a broken bone or
dislocation?
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Re: Hurt chick
By: Kathy Rayner Date: April 26, 2018, 7:43 am
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Darlene,
In the past, some people treated spraddle leg using a band aid.
This may be close to that. Here is an article from The Chicken
Chick. See if that works for you. Plus, there are many other
articles that are basically the same. I hope the chick
recovers.
And, like Travis said, see if you can actually find the injury.
HTML http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/
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Re: Hurt chick
By: Angela Fore Date: April 26, 2018, 8:55 am
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How is your chick this morning? Were you able to assess the
injury? Girl, I know you have all of the tools to handle in
your awesome first aid kit. :)
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Re: Hurt chick
By: DarleneB Date: April 26, 2018, 9:38 am
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At first I thought it was broken, but not sure. I kept it with
mama last night and today it is stumbling around trying to keep
up with siblings and I saw it eating and drinking. It is
favoring its left side.
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Re: Hurt chick
By: DarleneB Date: April 26, 2018, 9:42 am
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Thank you Angela. I am doing research on that. It is stumbling
trying to keep up with mama but I brought it in because it was
shivering. Thank, I will keep yall posted.
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Re: Hurt chick
By: Angela Fore Date: April 26, 2018, 10:02 am
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Can you take her to see Dr. Erak? Did you try to make a hobble
for her with the Vetrap yet? I know you have that in your first
aid kit since I took a pic of it. It is difficult to know how to
treat if you do not know what the actual injury is. Have you
tried looking up videos on YouTube? BYC has a TON of info on
chick leg injuries. Keep that baby warm, when they are injured
and sick it is hard for them to maintain their body temp. On the
bright side, chicks are resilient little creatures, she is
probably going to heal up just fine. Please keep us posted so
that everyone can learn from your experience.
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Re: Hurt chick
By: DarleneB Date: April 29, 2018, 3:53 pm
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Well, today on Sunday 29th, I am happy to say that the chick has
fully recovered. No more limping or leaning and falling over.
Seems to like being a pampered little thing! A few nights we
kept it inside and a few nights we let it stay with mama
outside. Now it is running around with the other chicks! I am
happy about that!
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Re: Hurt chick
By: Kathy Rayner Date: April 30, 2018, 8:57 pm
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So glad to hear that Darlene! Did you have to do anything
special to help her heal?
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Re: Hurt chick
By: Angela Fore Date: May 1, 2018, 1:24 pm
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It never ceases to amaze me at how resilient chickens can be,
especially when they are young.
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