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[honorandkit]

My poor little Mimi looks like she's broken her wing - it's hanging down lopsided to the other one.

 

I am beyond furious - a nearly-9 year old girl from up the road has been calling round to play with my children and despite all instructions to leave the girls alone, she grabbed Mimi, just as she was trying to get through a piece of trellis, and pulled her back through...while her wing was on the other side of the fence.

 

Mimi doesn't seem distressed - she's eating, roaming and perky.

 

Is there anything that can be done for a damaged wing?

 

She's not even POL yet.

[Charlottechicken]

I have no experience of a broken wing, but as chickens do seem to use wings as arms sometimes is there any chance she has wrenched it and pulled muscles by attempting to stop herself being extracated from the trellis?

 

Can you get hold of her to see if it is damaged?

[Goldstar]

I dont know whether you would be able to feel the wing and then be able to tell if it is broken. I would say a trip to a vet would be the answer or maybe phone the breeder to ask their advise. I would also be temped to see the girls mum and explain what has happened, as she clearly didnt do as you had asked. If it was me I would want to know if my daughter had done something like this so I could have a word. And get her to apologies.

[Tiggy]

poor chick kids really can be rough sometimes. I hope she is OK

[johnandkymberley]

Hi, this must be a really worrying time for you, i would also want an explanation and i would explain to the girl that they are animals and not only that but they do need to be handled properly and not dragged like a ragdoll. Disgusting that she did that. i would be livid. If we had children i wouldnt let them pick the hens up until they were bigger! I would take her to the vet or ring him up to have a chat, try and feel it if you can. like when you clip wings you can feel the veins and skin, have a feel for any lumps, swelling for anything that isnt on the other side! i havent had a broken wing but that would be my actions if i was concerned. Keep us updated and hugs to Mimi xx

[the bradley bunch]

poor mimi

what do your own children think about it? do they realise that she's hurt the chicken?

 

we have no children of our own, but we often have our next door neighbour's 2 young children round to play in the garden and they love following the chickens round & feeding them treats from their hand. and the chickens seem to love all the attention they get from them too. but they are only 4 & 6 years old and even at their young age they can follow the simple instruction not to touch the chickens or ever try to pick them up! i agree that you should speak to the girl's mom about it. at nearly 9 years old it's important she knows that animals aren't toys, and also that when she goes to friends house she should does as she's told! otherwise she'll end up with "Ooops, word censored!"ody inviting her round to play anymore and then her parents will be even more embarassed best to let them nip it in the bud now.

 

i'm glad mimi seems to be doing ok inspite of her poorly wing. the moderators on this forum seem to have a lot of knowledge so hopefully one of them will be along soon with some advice on what to do, i think it's best to know how to look & what you're looking for before you touch/move her wing incase you inadvertently makes the injury worse.

if you're anxious waiting i'm sure the breeder will be able give you some advice, and although she's not an ex-bat i couldn't imagine the british hen welfare trust turning you away if you phoned them for some help.

there's also the british wildlife rescue centre (contact num: 01889 271 308, open 10am-5pm everyday) who have lots of rescued & orphaned hens & cockerels in their care so i'm sure they'd be able to give you some advice. they helped us when we had an injured duck.

good luck with everything and i hope mimi makes a speedy recovery x

[WitchHazel]

Hi, if it is broken then you need to get her to a vet pretty quickly. The reason for this is that bird bones fuse incredibly quickly, so much so that Vets have to be very careful when applying splints, or if they bind a wing to the side of the bird, they can only be on for a very short period of time (I forget what my vet told me when we were discussing a limping chicken of ours some time ago, but it was shockingly quick) .

 

If it is broken it may well set as it is - this might be a bit awkward for her and might prevent her from doing some things, but it's not a life-ending thing. I certainly wouldn't consider having her put to sleep, unless my vet told me she was in pain (you'd know if she was, she'd be all hunched up).

 

The 9 year old sounds horrible, although I doubt she meant to do it (so she wasn't being cruel, just thoughtless). it's important that she knows the consequences of those actions - not in an overly dramatic way, but she needs to know that she mustn't do it again. Especially as you told her previously not to try and touch the girls.

 

I guess if I was the mother of said brat, I'd probably want you to come and let me know what had happened. But then, I'd be very reasonable about it and offer to pay for the vet bills. I know that not all parents are approachable.

 

Good luock with whatever you decide to do.

[Chucky Mama]

You do need to get her to a vet a bit sharpish if you think it might be broken. The bones can break the skin very easily and then infection is a risk making the outlook bleak. It will not heal correctly on it's own and DIY strapping is not to be recommended. She will be in some pain despite her current behaviour. Good Luck.

[Meganymoo]

How can that girl do that! Did she even say sorry? and have you told her parents?

[honorandkit]

Thank you all so much for your replies.

 

I was hopping mad all day yesterday, so after a big discussion with my husband, he decided to go and talk to the girl's mum.

Her reaction shocked both of us - she said that her daughter had told her that it was my son that had pulled Mimi while she was holding her (having admitted to us that it was her that had grabbed her through the fence).

My husband informed her that that was not what my daughter said, nor what her daughter had told us when we put her on the spot.

Seemingly, the mother pretty much shrugged and said that her daughter was too young to be made responsible for my son! (this happened in MY garden, with MY chickens while both my husband and myself were in the house!!).

 

No apology,no concern and certainly no offer of any kind of help with any treatment Mimi may need.

 

I shouldn't be surprised - the same child took it upon herslef to inform my children that our cat, who went missing some months ago without trace, had, in fact, been pinned to the road and run over. She has nothing to base this on - we have no idea what happened to him - and why she thought that it was a nice thing to tell a 6 and 4 year old is beyond me...

 

Needless to say, I turned her away at the door when she called for them to go out and play today, and I have forbidden them to have anything more to do with her. (tricky when we live in a small country village, in a cul-de-sac).

 

Mimi seems to be on the mend - she is holding her wing higher and is doing all her normal things happily. I'm hoping it was simply a muscle pull - if it's not totally better by Monday, I will certainly be taking her to our vet to be checked out.

 

I'm glad it's not just me who thinks such behaviour, from a child old enough to know better, is unacceptable.

I have spent a long time explaining to my children since they were tiny, that we respect all animals (we have dogs, cats and a hamster too) and must never harm or frighten them. If they ever get too boisterous with our pets, they are grounded from having anything to do with them.

[Tutti Frutti]

That's just plain horrible... what the child did, said to you, said to your boys (about your cat, I'd have been distraught) and her parents fit that description as well

 

Glad Mimi is on the mend. Stick to your guns - you're right to not want that kind of attitude poisoning your children

[honorandkit]

Thanks.I know I can be very over-protective where my family (including the animals) are concerned, but I don't think this is an over-reaction this time.

It's horrible to think that some people have such a casual attitude to animal suffering.

 

I mean to add - on the day it happened, we went into the vets and spoke to the nurse, who happens to have chickens herself. She did say it was OK to wait and see what happened over the next couple of days - I would never NOT take any of my animals to the vet if it appeared that they needed treatment. (in fact, I wouldn't like to count the number of visits we've made this year alone!!)

[Egluntyne]

How does she seem today?

[johnandkymberley]

You did the right thing-even if the outcome wasnt what you were looking for or expected. i would have been livid if anything had happened to any of my animals, they are part of my family even if they are just "chickens". I also support your decision when you didnt let your children play with her (the cheek she came round anyway!) If we had children (or when!!! ) i wouldnt let them hold the hens until they were old enough and understand that they are animals and need to be held in a certain way, the same as the cat would, each animal is different to hold and that should be respected. Your children sound like they have been blamed by her but your son spends almost everyday in your garden or house and had never harmed them before so why would he start now? im not going to get my child development and psychology books out to cross reference otherwise ill be here all day typing! lol but stick to your guns and all the best hugs and kissed to recovering Mimi xx

[Meganymoo]

Poor Mimi

Edited August 2, 2010 by Guest

[honorandkit]

Just to let you know - Mimi is definitely much better.

After it had first happened, she was very lop-sided - almost like she had paulsy.

 

Today, she is lamost back to being symmetrical again. We watched her flapping to take off from the top of the garden bench and her wing looked pretty good.

 

I am still very angry - but found out from another neighbour today that this is not new behaviour from either her or her parents. Apparently, no matter what they are told about how she's behaved elsewhere, they believe she can do no wrong.

 

Thankfully, she didn't call round today...long may it last.

 

Thanks for all your well-wishes for Mimi

[Goldstar]

I'm glad Mimi is looking much better, the fact she is flapping her wings I would say is a good sign.

I can't believe the reaction you got from the girls parents. I would be horrified if my daughter did anything like that.

I dont blame you for not letting her play with your children, hopefully she will take the hint.

[Krysia]

what a horrible child! but to be fair she probably knows no better with parents like that! my children have been taught to respect all animal, well most of them! we do collect slugs snails and worms to feed to the chickens!

 

I hope mimi makes a full recovery.