Limping chicken!!!

[pecky33]

Help! I have a hen that is limping and I don’t know why. Yesterday she seemed fine. For now we are allowing her to continue free-ranging with the flock, as usually this time of day they just lay around in the shade anyway.

Details:

• Cuckoo Maran
• 5 years old
• Hasn’t been laying for maybe a year
• Heavily molting right now
• Carefully inspected her feet, pads, scales, hocks, and legs, but nothing seems awry or any different from her other leg.

Tilly, my Easter Egger walked in for moral support.

 

[pecky33]

@Eggcessive any thoughts?

 

[pecky33]

 

[Eggcessive]

Have you looked at her foot pads for any scabs or bumblefoot, and looked along the legs for any swelling, redness, or green bruising? A picture of both legs while standing might help. I would probably limit her movement during the days inside a dog crate near the other chickens for company, and rest the leg.

 

[pecky33]

Thank you for your suggestions. I’ll see if I can get a picture of her legs and feet.