Chicken loosing feathers and walking sideways

[Kiki]

Not sure how I can post a video but I also have a video of her walking. If anyone knows how I send that let me know

Unfortunately you cannot directly upload a video to BYC right now.
You would have to upload it to YouTube first and then link the video here.

 

[Soto Hobby Farm]

The apron was removed tonight and her back is no longer bare! She’s growing pin feathers! She’s a mess but maybe she is just having a really tough molt! She’s still walking sideways today but I’ll see how she is tomorrow when she walks around without her apron on.

 

[feathermaid]

That is definitely a molting chicken!
Oh I hope it was just the apron causing her difficulty and nothing more.

Here's a thread that may interest you...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...st-your-best-worst-chicken-molt-pics.1334957/

 

[Eggcessive]

It would be good to start the vitamins recommended earlier, just to see if they help.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I would definitely give her the vitamins to see if that helps.
Hard to tell if it's the angle of the photo/the way she's holding the foot, but is her left foot swollen a bit? Is she walking sideways favoring that side?
I know my molting gals don't like to be handled much, but can you carefully get her and check out the foot?

 

[Soto Hobby Farm]

I would definitely give her the vitamins to see if that helps.
Hard to tell if it's the angle of the photo/the way she's holding the foot, but is her left foot swollen a bit? Is she walking sideways favoring that side?
I know my molting gals don't like to be handled much, but can you carefully get her and check out the foot?
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I’m having trouble getting into the pen right now because I have second degree burns on my foot so I can’t put my rubber boots on. My son is amazing with the chickens though so I might be able to get him to look. She is really against being touched though unless it’s at night (which is how he got the apron off and he actually just cut the elastics so he didn’t have to handle her). I hope it’s nothing serious! What could I do for the foot if it is that?

 

[Soto Hobby Farm]

It would be good to start the vitamins recommended earlier, just to see if they help.

I’ll be sure to go buy some tomorrow, thank you!

 

[Soto Hobby Farm]

That is definitely a molting chicken!
Oh I hope it was just the apron causing her difficulty and nothing more.

Here's a thread that may interest you...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...st-your-best-worst-chicken-molt-pics.1334957/

Me too! Hilarious thread thanks for sending this to me, I’ve posted

 

[Eggcessive]

So sorry about your burns on your foot, and I hope they heal soon.

 

[coach723]

Just wanted to second the vitamins. I have a hen that is having a hard molt and I came outside one morning and she was walking sideways. She was one that literally did a feather explosion leaving a giant pile under her roost. I gave her nutri-drench for a couple of days and it resolved. I suspect that she hasn't been eating well since the molt is making her feel lousy and uncomfortable. If the nutri-drench hadn't helped I was going to do vitamin E and the B's specifically at higher doses. Molt can have some unexpected effects sometimes, hard to predict how hard it is on their bodies.