I've heard of chicks.ducklings with splayed or broken legs that were taped to a matchstick - that's why I asked if it had both legs. But that can't help if there's not a leg there. If she can eat and drink and get around then I'd be soft and let her have a life too. Did you get her with some others?
No, I took a friend to get POL from someone I know and I had already expressed interest in his CL chicks as they were the same age as my one. Turns out there was a run on the chicks and he'd sold all bar one and the lame one before we got there. My friend bought 5 POLs and the healthy chick ( he wouldn't sell the lame one) while I was talking to the guy's dad and when I said what about my chicks, she offered me her one but I said no as she'd driven a fair distance and I'd no real need of another, just worrying about the solo chick and its mum and how to integrate them, protect young bird from cats til mature etc etc, a feature of anxiety
Anyway, he had obviously had the buyers coming in that day as there was another lady picking up POL Sussex and Bluebells while we were there, so we were probably only an hour too late to get what we both wanted. He said I could have the lame one if I wanted it, and see what I could do but when he saw it was missing the leg not just hurt he had decided it wouldn't be viable to keep or fair to sell so it was one of those on the spot choices and I am keeping it alone in a wee hutch where it has plenty space for now and is eating and drinking across from the hen and other chick in their pen.
I was wondering if it could manage if kept enclosed in a mobile pen area and brought in at night, tho it may be cold overwinter if on its own, so I was thinking perhaps move the hutch into the garage near the boiler in winter.. I don't want to make too many plans if it won't have a chance, but if it gets a year and a half of reasonable quality living amongst other hens but not actually with them.. I know I'm way too soft for a farmer, I'm not unreasonably overemotional but I do give things the chance if they have one. I've nursed a couple through a leg injury and a chill, the latter being deformed too and rarely lays even now, but I've not been that soft when half a dozen others were clearly on the way out.
I can get more CL chicks from him at a future hatch and he said he might get Maran or Welsummer eggs in, but his current just hatched ones are Orpingtons and I'm not sure I want that heavy a bird to feed, I was wanting egg colour variations to keep track of what is laying and the only blue egg I get is a black bantie, I gather my CLx chick will probably lay olive (?) and I've one white egg laying Menorca and the rest shades of cream and brown down to the RIR and Speckley mid shades but nothing dark brown or large blue since I resold the Aracaunas to get shot of George last year
Topic: So I'm soft.. one legged chick! (Read 3504 times)
