4 month old splash hen 'funny' walking help

[Bossmode]

Good day chicken lovers!
I finally got myself to sign up to the forum after reading very helpful information here for months.

I have 40 chickens (incl. Little ones) and finally need some advice and suggestions with one of my 4 month old splash orpington hens.

I noticed yesterday that she was kind of walking 'funny', slow and a bit off balance lacking behind the rest of her same aged flock, she walks kind of hesitant.
She looks healthy otherwise and eats and drinks like the rest of them.
I practice a clean coop, fresh water and fresh food every day, sometimes 2x a day.
I give them fresh water but just started yesterday adding vitamins as I read here that she could have deficiencies. I don't think she has that mareks disease or what ever it is called. Maybe she jumped off something high? -she is also the biggest one out of my 11 small ones...

Last night all the little ones were up on the roost except her, i tried putting her up but she had some issues balancing there so i put her back on the floor to sleep, where she was originally.

She walks better today than yesterday anyways, but I am still concerned as i have had chickens for the past 3 years and haven't seen this yet in any of mine.

I tried to take a video to get an idea, any help would be appreciated! Kind of hard to tell but you can notice it a bit what I am trying to get at.

 

[Eggcessive]

I wonder if she might have a leg bone deformity in her right leg. You might want to watch her walking around for the next couple days, to see if her leg seems numb or asleep, or if her leg or hock curves inward or outward. This link shows varus valgus deformity, which can occur in one or both legs:
https://thepoultrysite.com/articles/leg-health-in-large-broilers

The photo below shows valgus deformity in the right leg:

 

[Eggcessive]

I do think that Mareks disease might be a possibility, especially since she tends to lift her leg, and it looks like it could be numb. However, injuries are much more common, and leg bone deformities are found in all poultry, and may appear as bowed leg or knock knee if they involve both legs. This photo shows varus deformity in the right leg:

 

[Bossmode]

Thanks for the swift reply!

Ouch, that sounds painful. I will keep an eye on her, the other ones are not bullying her which is good, she is just a bit slower than the others.

I picked her up last night to check her feet and legs and didn't notice anything unusual visually. She seems happy besides that she was the only one not sleeping on the roost I felt bad for her, but she really had trouble balancing on the roost bar so i let her be.

If it was a leg deformity will she be ok or is there anything I could do to help her? She just started acting like this lately, before she ran around like all others.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Have you picked her up and looked at her feet? Not to dispute what the experts are saying, I am unfamiliar with their diagnoses, and pardon me for being simplistic, but ... it almost looks to me as if she has a thread or string around the toes of her right foot. You know, as if something is irritating her.

 

[Bossmode]

I tried to take some pictures of her right foot just now, hard to do on your own. No offence taken any info is helpful! But there is No strings or any imperfections on what i can tell...

 

[Eggcessive]

That is a good idea to check the toes for anything that has gotten around a toe, especially her right outer toe. Also, could you get a front facing picture of her legs standing, possibly with some holding her still? That would help to see if her legs are straight or curving in or out. It is also good to check her foot pads for any scabs or cuts. Having balance issues can be a sign of Mareks along with numbness or paralysis in one leg. Hopefully, it is just an injury and not something more serious.

 

[Bossmode]

Is this a good enough front shot? She does walk like something is bothering her in the right leg as she walked away.

 

[Eggcessive]

This a picture of a turkey. Not the knock kneed or varus appearance in C, and the bowlegged or valgus appearance in D. It can occur in one leg or in both. There is no treatment for varus or valgus deformity.

I really cannot see either if these in your video or pics so far, but I would just look to see how her legs look to you, so that you can rule out a leg bone deformity.

 

[Bossmode]

I was able to take another video now that they are outside...