Hen Limping

[Chicken03]

One of my hens has been limping for about a month now. I have looked at its foot and I don't see a cut or any swelling. It looks a little bigger than the other foot but not too much. There is also a dot in the middle of the foot. Any ideas on what it could be?

 

[barredrockmama]

She could have injured herself somehow without your knowledge. One of my hens has the same affliction. I think she broke her foot and it healed funny--she walks with the toes all pointed down instead of out like a normal foot. Who knows? She could have sprained or pulled something...

 

[nature nut]

It could be bumblefoot. Thats when a sore, cut, puncture, etc on the bottom of a chicken's foot gets infected. There are a lot of threads with pics of bumblefoot. It starts off just looking like a black spot and can progress to a deep infected wound and very swollen foot that requires a little home surgery!