Chicken panting and limping started this morning

[TinyCluckingKnight]

I found her on the ground outside this morning acting very unlike herself. She was fine yesterday, laid an egg the day before.

I'm at a loss, no visible signs of injury, doesn't seem to have any abnormal swelling in her abdomen. she won't put weight in her left foot, the panting seems to be pain related? It's only 70F inside my house (and 55 outside).

I have her about 5ml of electrolyte water by syringe. She is eating food when it's put in front of her.

She is a year old.

 

[TinyCluckingKnight]

Not much has changed, she drank water eventually. She started to get anxious and was panting really heavily so I gave her a cool Epsom salt bath. She is pooping like normal.

She knocked over her water (I don't even know how) so I put her outside for a bit in the run. She limped into the coop to lay an egg but didn't. I found her 15 minutes later laying in front of the oyster shell dispenser going to town on it. Brought her back inside with some nesting materials.

I do feel some swelling below her vent, but I think it's an egg. It's not as hard as I expected an egg would be, though, but her skin is normal chicken skin color (not red).

Keeping her inside tonight since I am worried she will exacerbate her injury more hopping into and out of the coop and up the roosts.

 

[townchicks]

She might be eggbound, that can put pressure on the nerves which could be causing the problem with her leg. Can you give her a calcium citrate with vit D, or a tums? Just open her beak and pop it in.

 

[TinyCluckingKnight]

Hmm, yah I can give her a tums, I'll give it a try.