3 year old hen limping??

[DolceVita]

Hey I went out and found my girl limping. She is still eating and drinking and goes up to roost at night. Sits on ground on upper level. The upper level is accessed by a ladder so part of me thinks she miss stepped. A video is below. Some one help me figure what’s wrong. It is not bumblefoot. I do not feel any heat. She is taking a baby aspirin every day

 

[DolceVita]

@Eggcessive

 

[Aapomp831]

Did you check for bumblefoot? Just bc you don’t feel heat doesn’t mean there’s no bumblefoot. If you can’t find anything obviously wrong, I would create her so she can’t move around much. It may need a free days of rest and relaxation, esp if it’s just a sprain from jumping downs off a roosting bar or something to that effect.

 

[LaFleche]

This could be a slipped tendon from the joint or even broken upper leg. Please take her to the vet and keep her crated so restrict the use of this injured leg.

 

[NinaJoy]

Hey I went out and found my girl limping. She is still eating and drinking and goes up to roost at night. Sits on ground on upper level. The upper level is accessed by a ladder so part of me thinks she miss stepped. A video is below. Some one help me figure what’s wrong. It is not bumblefoot. I do not feel any heat. She is taking a baby aspirin every day

Mine started limping two weeks ago, I separated her from the flock in a box to keep her from moving around too much. She started looking a lot better a week later so I let her back with her flock. Still limping a bit but is much better.
I'd start with separating her and minimizing movement.

 

[Eggcessive]

Has she ever limped before or have her legs ever appeared bowlegged or knock kneed? She could have a tendon or ligament issue. Very hard to know for sure without a vet. I would restrict her activity to a pen or dog crate where she cannot run or jump, but where she can get get to food and water. Sometimes a chicken sling can be used to get them off their legs for awhile to rest an injury. But slings can sometimes make them want to escape and they can get injured. Here is a good link with 4 pages of sling designs:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/