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My rooster has the same problem for about 3-4 weeks, and he hasn't been limping that much so I say leave it go.
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Have you added any new chickens to your flock lately who could have been a carrier for Mareks disease? Are your roosts very high where she may have suffered a severe injury jumping down? Is there any swelling in her leg joints?my RIR has no movement in her foot. she doesn't try to grab it when I put my finger under her foot. the other one does. not so sure as to what to do for her. I gave her a crushed aspirin with her food this morning. she ate it.
doesn't help that we are going to have a heat wave this week. I have her isolated in a part of the coop I can close off. she has water and food and a small tub with some shavings in it. she mostly rests on the dirt in the shade. there is a tree that provides shade for most of the day until late afternoon.
she wants to be in the coop with the others at night and she has been resting at night in one of the nest boxes.
Have you added any new chickens to your flock lately who could have been a carrier for Mareks disease? Are your roosts very high where she may have suffered a severe injury jumping down? Is there any swelling in her leg joints?
Injuries are the most common reason for lameness, but usually the foot is not paralyzed unless there is nerve damage, or from something like Mareks which can cause tumors on the nerves. Yes, I agree that she needs some companionship since chickens need to be part of a flock. Keep us updated on how she is doing.