Limping -- anyone got ideas?

[GGchick]

My 4-month-old Columbian rock pullet has been limping for about 10 days. I see no cuts on her foot or leg, and I soaked it in peroxide to see if anywhere "bubbled." There is no heat and swelling. She doesn't react like it hurts when I palpate it and compare it to her other leg. I've soaked it in epsom salts for 3 days -- nothing. I believe it is her foot and not her leg, because she holds the foot up when standing and when she does put it down usually appears to be trying to take weight off the back of it (heel?). I am out of ideas! I don't know what to do for her! She is eating, drinking, pooing just fine.

I don't have a vet knowledgeable about chickens, so I'm trying to avoid going. Mine could take an X-ray, but that's probably all he would know to do. I think if something was broken she would have swelling or heat.

Any ideas on what else I could try???

Thanks!

 

[chicken wranger]

I have eleven red sexlinks and I noticed one of them limping on their left leg. I looked and didn't see any sores or cuts so I left her alone to see if the limping would decrease. Im thinking that my cat may have pounced on it or something like that. Eventually she stopped limping and is just fine now.

 

[GGchick]

How long did it take for yours to go away? I hate seeing her like this for so long. It seems like by now something minor would have healed up.

 

[chicken wranger]

Mine took two or three days to heal up