Limping hen

[gracieprado1990]

Hello my hen Polly has been limping for about two weeks now. She has now started to lay on the ground and doesn’t walk too much. She is with three other hens but they don’t peck or bug her at all. I am having a hard time finding an exotic vet around my area that are a decent price.
please help if you have any advice it will be greatly appreciated
thank you
-Grace Max

 

[dawg53]

Check her footpads for bumblefoot. If she has it, she may require minor surgery.
It's also possible she may have jumped down from an elevated roost or other high place and sprained or strained a ligament or tendon. Here's a link on what you should do:
Please read posts 2 & 4 in this link:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/limping-chicken.1243650/