Chicken Acting Crazy

[silkie2polish]

I have a, what was sold to me as a barred rock, but appears to be a barred rock possibly mixed with an easter egger type chicken. When I went out to the coop yesterday she was in the hen house sitting on her butt with her legs straight out in front of her. well i brought her up to my deck and put her in the sick chicken box and she is either on her butt sitting or sitting on... for lack of knowing anything else to call it her elbows. she does stand and walk and scratches at the ground but not for very long and she back on her elbows or butt. what could be causing this and should I keep her separated from the rest of the chickens? She is eating pooping good solid regular chicken poop lol drinking everything is normal except the way she is sitting so often and how she is sitting. sometimes when walking she steps on her own foot too. i have googled til my eyes bugged out and have gotten nowhere!

 

[J-Sanders]

Is she walking with a stilted/stiff legged gait? Are there any lesions or abscesses on her foot pads? Is she able to move her wings? What is getting to eat?

Jim

 

[silkie2polish]

No, That's the crazy part, She walks fine with the exception of some times she will step on her right foot with her left foot. She can walk run scratch even stretches her legs out behind her ( one at a time of course ). Her wings are fine, She eats Laying crumbles and I throw them out some treats on occassion. She was pooping normal but now it is runny. You wouldnt know there was anything wrong with her until she sat on her elbows. she doesnt stay up long before she sits back on them. I have her separated from the other chickens but I know she is lonely. i am not sure what to do.