Emergency! Something wrong with hens leg

GrayChickens

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Nov 22, 2019
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One of my Orpington hens is limping for some reason! She was just fine this morning. But now she walks very slowly limping and favoring her right leg. Checked for a possible extream case of scaley leg mites or may be a broken bone. It doesn't look like anything is realy wrong and all the vets are closed what should I do!!?
 
Sometimes a short video of the chicken walking, posted to YouTube with a link posted here, can be helpful. Pictures if the chicken standing from the front at eye level may also help. Can you look at the foot pad for any scabs of bumblefoot? Look over the entire leg for green bruising, redness, swelling, or displacement of a bone. Can you isolate her in a dog crate, basket or pen to force her to rest the leg. Place food and water next to her. You could give 1/2 of a low dose 81 mg aspirin for pain.
 

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