Help. Chicken no longer walks. Does a waddle to get around

[Milky82]

My chicane is a golden Wyandotte, she is 20 weeks old now. She seems healthy other than not walking around. She seems to limp her right leg when doing a waddle walk. No sickness that we can tell. Other 8 chickens show no symptoms. Going on 2 weeks now with little improvement.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Can you get a video of her getting around, & how she holds her feet?

 

[Milky82]

Can you get a video of her getting around, & how she holds her feet?

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome to BYC. Can you see any swelling, redness, or green bruising along the leg? Are there any scabs on the bottom of the foot pad? Was she vaccinated for Mareks disease? Mareks could be a concern at her age. Can you try some human vitamin B complex 1/2 tablet daily for the next week or two to see if that helps?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Looks like Riboflavin deficiency. Had to treat a couple birds with this recently.

Treated with 400mg, Vitamin B capsules, about 3 times a day. Can be mixed into wet mash, or given as is.

 

[Eggcessive]

I hope that she just has an injury or a vitamin deficiency. Here is some reading about Mareks:
https://vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu/vdl/colorado-avian-health-program/mareks-disease/

 

[Milky82]

Welcome to BYC. Can you see any swelling, redness, or green bruising along the leg? Are there any scabs on the bottom of the foot pad? Was she vaccinated for Mareks disease? Mareks could be a concern at her age. Can you try some human vitamin B complex 1/2 tablet daily for the next week or two to see if that helps?

Started giving her some vitamin B complex and rooster booster. She is now more active. Still favoring the one leg which seems more like an injury.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Started giving her some vitamin B complex and rooster booster. She is now more active. Still favoring the one leg which seems more like an injury.

Give her more time, may just be taking the other leg more time to catch up, & recover.

 

[orelsi]

Did you check the pads of her foot? Carefully spread them and check for an injury, sometimes things can hide in the creases.