Hen keeps sitting down //Help//

[6BeachChicks]

If she’s in the house no, if she’s sleeping outside I would

 

[fatimastic]

Can you post pics of her feet? I know it’s hard to get pictures but then we could rule out foot injury.

Her foot pads are a swollen and pink. But would that cause her to be like this?

 

[6BeachChicks]

Could it be coccidiosis?

 

[6BeachChicks]

Could we see them? It might be bumblefoot

 

[6BeachChicks]

With a small plug

 

[fatimastic]

If she’s in the house no, if she’s sleeping outside I would

She is currently inside.

Could it be coccidiosis?

They did have coccidiosis when they were just chicks. Her feathers have always been ruffled and dirty.

Could we see them? It might be bumblefoot

I will just take her pics.

 

[6BeachChicks]

Ok she will air dry. Was the area wet and muddy?

 

[fatimastic]

Could we see them? It might be bumblefoot

Her vent looks red and swollen.

 

[6BeachChicks]

Yup bumblefoot

 

[fatimastic]

Yup bumblefoot

But her feet have been like that for a long time. She has never behaved this way before. She was fine the day before yesterday. What suddenly happened? I still believe bumblefoot along with another disease (hopefully not reproductive) is aiding her condition to worsen.