Chicken Limping

[luisrosa411]

My Golden Neck is limping, and favoring her left leg. Gave her a 15 minute Epsom Salt soak of feet. Anything else I can do?

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=876986277382593

 

[Lillith37]

Did you check the bottoms of her feet for any wounds?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My Golden Neck is limping, and favoring her left leg. Gave her a 15 minute Epsom Salt soak of feet. Anything else I can do?

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=876986277382593

Can you upload the video to youtube and provide a link please.
Thanks!

More info may also be helpful - how old is the hen, photos of her and her feet (bottoms too), what do you feed, do you see any obvious injury, etc.?

 

[luisrosa411]

Did you check the bottoms of her feet for any wounds?

Yes no wounds

 

[Lillith37]

You can feel both feet and legs to compare and see if any part is swollen, tender or warm? Which would indicate injury.

Could she have been attacked by a predator or hurt herself jumping off a roost?

 

[Ursuline Chick]

We had a hen that just started limping. We placed her in the hospital/broody cage, with see no touch access to the rest of the flock. She stayed there for a couple of weeks, until she cried when everyone else was let out except her. We let her out with the rest of the flock, she limped a few more days and has been fine since.
If you feel no warm, or signs of a break, or signs of bumble foot, I would put her where she can interact with the flock, but still has to rest the leg. No roosting bar, just safe quiet, place where she can come nose to nose with the rest of the flock. Please lets us know how she is doing and if you find out anything else.

 

[luisrosa411]

We had a hen that just started limping. We placed her in the hospital/broody cage, with see no touch access to the rest of the flock. She stayed there for a couple of weeks, until she cried when everyone else was let out except her. We let her out with the rest of the flock, she limped a few more days and has been fine since.
If you feel no warm, or signs of a break, or signs of bumble foot, I would put her where she can interact with the flock, but still has to rest the leg. No roosting bar, just safe quiet, place where she can come nose to nose with the rest of the flock. Please lets us know how she is doing and if you find out anything else.

Thanks. Good idea! I have her in a little space, with one of her flock mates every day. But I’m going to take your suggestion, she’s a bantam, so it’s easy

 

[luisrosa411]

You can feel both feet and legs to compare and see if any part is swollen, tender or warm? Which would indicate injury.

Could she have been attacked by a predator or hurt herself jumping off a roost?

I think it’s just a jump.