@alice she was part of a group of rescues from the baby chicks that are “damaged” from Tractor Supply’s display tubs. It’s their policy to take the sick and injured chicks to a tub in the break room, but the staff were forbidden from caring for them.
If they perk up, they go back out on the floor, if they expire, they’re marked as a loss from inventory. We had the manager go ahead and mark any chickens destined for the break room as a loss and we took the ~ dozen or so home to try to nurse them back to health. 4 made fully healthy recoveries, one with a sideways leg that never bothered them at all, who are all(last I knew) still alive today!
This chicken was entirely healthy except for what we eventually realized was likely a neurological ailment. They slowly lost motor control of their legs.
They had a wonderful 6 months as a spoiled indoor chicken, who absolutely adored all the attention and lack of competition for food. I have a true, hilarious, dark ending to their story, or alternatively, we can go with “yes! Wonderful, happy long chicken life”