leg problem, limping

[Off island chickens]

One of my hens started limping a few days ago. Her legs appear to have small blood spots on them, but there is no obvious bleeding. At first she limped on left only. Today she is limping on both legs and another hen acts agressive toward her. Help? I am new to this.

 

[Miss Lydia]

how old is this hen? and you probably need to separate her from the other chcikens if she's being picked on. They can be brutal. Have you checked her legs out for injuries? looked at the bottom of her feet for bumble foot? maybe she hit something coming off the roost..

 

[Off island chickens]

Thanks for the response. The hen is about 7 months old. She does not have bumble foot. I checked. She has always has sort o scaley legs with some slight feathering. She is a genetic mix so am not sure about all that, but she has what looks like scrapes on both legs, much worse on one than the other. At this point we think perhaps she scraped herself somehow. We are treating it with peroxide and antibiotic ointment. Make sense to you?

True, in the beginning was the Word, and the Word Was God. Aren't we glad?

Thanks again.

 

[dawg53]

Could be scaly leg mites. I recommend you coat their legs and feet with vaseline to smother them.