Is it normal???

Check the bottoms of her feet.
When you say she can't really walk... To what extent? Like, is she able to get herself to food and water, is she just limping a bit, or has she lost balance...?

She's walking a few steps limping,but sits down pretty fast .
Looks like she cant carry her weight .
She can stand at one place for a few seconds.
And while she's eating/drinking she's also standing .
We checked the bottom of her feet,no pain or thorns .
Seems like after a few massages she's getting better .
But still not at her best.
 
Have had a few heavy limpers...strain/sprain.
Even after resting, it can take weeks for the limp to totally go away.

If limp is really bothering them by inhibiting their normal activities too much, I will isolate them in a crate to 'force' rest for a day or two. Letting them out late in day, an hour before roost time, to give them a stretch and evaluate their mobility, then decide if they need another day and put them back in crate off roost after dark. Repeat stretch and eval the next day until they are better. Keep crate in coop so bird can remain 'with' the flock.

Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.
 

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