Chicken nesting all over the yard!!!

[Iheartchickies]

One of my (about) a year old buff orps is behaving so strange! The last couple of days I will find her literally laying all over the yard. She is nesting in the grass, on my patio, everywhere that is uncommon for my chickens to lay down. When she does get up and move around, she seems to struggle to move her little legs. She won't stay standing or walking for more than a few minutes at a time before laying down wherever. The rooster ran circles around her while she was laying in the grass and she didn't flinch! What could be wrong with my sweet "Chirp"!?! Help!

 

[Stiggy]

check her legs to make sure she doesn't have bumble foot, anything wrapped around her leg ( like baling twine) or if she has a leg ring that its not eating into her flesh, or an infection/ swelling or severe scaly mite.

 

[Iheartchickies]

Chirp has passed over the rainbow bridge. We found her in the chicken house last night. It appears she had a bound egg and it killed her. I scoured her legs and body yesterday and she seemed otherwise fine. She left an imprint on our hearts and will be missed.

 

[Stiggy]

Sorry to hear about your loss they do wriggle into our hearts.