Is my hen sick or injured?

crunchygranola

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I have a hen that is exhibiting some odd behavior. She used to be one of my most active and busy hens, but now, all she does is lay around. When she gets up, she kind of stumbles a bit and her wings go out— when she walks, she’s a little slow and almost waddles kind of wide-legged. Any ideas?
She was perfectly fine a few days ago. She also won’t let me pet or hold her anymore without some growling.
*She is 19 weeks old, and some of her flock members started laying within the past 3 days.
 

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Sure thing! If shes not stressed with it, you could also give her an Epsom salt bath
Okay, yeah! Thanks!
I think it’s heat stress… it’s been pretty hot so i brought her up and made a little icu for her
 

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