10 wk pullet limping badly

[crazyforfeatheredfriends]

Hi, we have a 10 wk old BR pullet that we just noticed limping in the yard this morning. We have brought her into the house away from everyone else as a precaution. She has no visible signs of injury. I have felt her leg and can't tell if she has a broken leg or not. What else could be the problem? Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

 

[gritsar]

I've dealt with a limping pullet before. We brought her in, to the screened porch actually, and isolated her in a small crate to discourage her from moving around too much. I took her out to the front yard a few times a day for a few minutes at a time.
A few days of rest and she was fine.
Hope yours heals just as quickly.

 

[FlaChickenMan]

Go to search and type in "flachickenman" and i just went through this. I isolated her (for 4 days) but she wanted to be with the others as she was the leader, so I put her cage in the coop with the rest of them. Gave her extra vits/tums(vitD)/treats. Within 10 days she was back like new. I guess she jumped down (2-3 ft) of the roost and sprained her leg or foot. No bubble on yours' foot bottom? (Bumblefoot).

 

[LynneP]

Is she growing at a rapid rate? Guessing yes...

Pullets are notorious for limping. It might be a trauma for which you can offer her 1 low-dose aspirin crushed and dissolved in water- either put in a small waterer or offer gently by dropper.

The cause, though, is often excessive body demand for vitamins B, D and E. So another option is to give her and the others baby vitamins in their water (no added iron) or poultry vitamins. Limping may take a week to sort out or a little longer, but if you get more than one pullet showing it, suspect a high vitamin demand from excessive growth.

Check her for an example-
https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=7693-sick-hen

Scroll to Incident 04.

 

[crazyforfeatheredfriends]

Thank you so much! We will get some vits for her and keep her inside with us. She's been growing fine up to this point. I do hope she heals quickly so she can be back with her friends

 

[LynneP]

Let us know how it goes- she sounds typical but it gives one quite a scare!