LIMPING HEN!!!PLEASE HELP!

[hickchick]

HI
I have a 6mos barred rock hen. She has been limping for a week. I have her separated and she is eating and drinking. I can't find any cuts or swelling. Does anyone have any advice??
Thanks

 

[TammyTX]

I have the same problem, except mine is thin.

 

[Renee]

Get some Poly-Vi-Sol liquid baby vitamins (no iron) and give her three drops a day on her beak for a week, then taper off. It can't hurt her, and sometimes leg problems are caused by a vitamin B deficiency.

If you are free-feeding layer pellets (without treats such as scratch) they are supposed to get a balanced diet, but sometimes it's not enough.

Renee

 

[sammi]

make sure you do a good check of the bottom of her foot, and between the toes for any sore, heat or swelling, or a splinter.

feel the back/hip/leg area for any heat or swelling.
do you have a roo, or roos that might be a little rough in mating?

make up this mix..sometimes at this age they need some calcium for the bones due to a growth spurt.
do these birds get sun?

this is for 1 day..divide into 3 feeds for the day.
give for 5 days along with usual feed.

1 cooked egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon honey or unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons plain yogurt
3-4 tablespoons water cooked oatmeal
feed enough to make the mix puffy, not soupy or gummy.

give the vitamins as Ruth posted.

 

[hickchick]

Thanks for the help! I'm so new to this site it took me a while to find your response. I've had her separated for a week, when she gets better do you think I will be able to re-introduce her to her 6 sisters and roo?

 

[hickchick]

I'm feeding all my chickens layena, scratch with oyster shell, treats are raisens,cauliflour and yogurt. (I also throw them weeds and grass) I can't free range them because of predators,but they all have a big coop (former stall) with nesting boxes,roosts and an enclosed run. I'm going to try vitamins today. Thanks