Lost hen in my care

[Fwoof]

My neighbor found this chicken wandering around his backyard. I came by and picked her up to take care of her while we look for her home.
She seems generally healthy, bright eyes/talkative/eating, but I have a few concerns...

My biggest concern is that she's limping, clearly favoring her right leg. It doesn't seem fully paralyzed, so I doubt it's any kind of mareks, but she's in a crate far away from my flock just in case.

A few not so significant concerns, but still worth mentioning are that her feet look pinker than they should. I'm not sure if that's how they're supposed to look, I don't know her breed. Her poop is also dark green and kind of smelly, not bad, though not what my chickens' poop looks or smells like.

She did lay an egg in my neighbor's yard, so at least it's a god sign she's laying.

She's super tame, so I'm sure she's used to human presence. If I don't find her owner, I'm happy to welcome her into my flock once I'm sure she's healthy enough, but any ideas on what further steps I should take with this lost hen?

I attached some pictures of her and her feet. (Sorry the lighting isn't perfect, I hope these are clear enough!)
Here's a link to the video of her limp...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/the-lost-chickens-limp.7965849/

 

[Emmaloveschickens9156]

Those feet look terrible! Also that’s a lot of toes lol. Anyways, since she is limping I would probably give some epsom salt soaks to help the pain and usually that works and it heals over time. If it doesn’t you might need to go see a farm animal vet. Those legs look extremely irrated and inflamed as well so after/if you do the epsom salt soaks, I would put some baby oil or Vaseline on them. There is a very high chance she has scaly leg mites since she was lost, so the epsom salt baths and Vaseline/baby oil should help with that. This is just my opinion and you don’t have too lol.

 

[Emmaloveschickens9156]

And If you decide to do treatments, continue the treatments for a few days until the legs look, feel better. Hope this helps. Good luck chickening!

 

[Emmaloveschickens9156]

And judging by the poop you mentioned, ther might be some coccidia as well, and how you treat that is two teaspoons of corid (liquid meds) per every 4 quarts (gallon) of water.(corid is available at most feed stores) Usually I treat them for about four days after the first treatment, and the only water they should have available is the corid water. Hope this helps

 

[Fwoof]

Those feet look terrible! Also that’s a lot of toes lol. Anyways, since she is limping I would probably give some epsom salt soaks to help the pain and usually that works and it heals over time. If it doesn’t you might need to go see a farm animal vet. Those legs look extremely irrated and inflamed as well so after/if you do the epsom salt soaks, I would put some baby oil or Vaseline on them. There is a very high chance she has scaly leg mites since she was lost, so the epsom salt baths and Vaseline/baby oil should help with that. This is just my opinion and you don’t have too lol.

And If you decide to do treatments, continue the treatments for a few days until the legs look, feel better. Hope this helps. Good luck chickening!

Thank you so much for the info and the reply!
I'll give her a soak tomorrow morning and I have a great jojoba oil mixture that should work great on her feet.

And judging by the poop you mentioned, ther might be some coccidia as well, and how you treat that is two teaspoons of corid (liquid meds) per every 4 quarts (gallon) of water.(corid is available at most feed stores) Usually I treat them for about four days after the first treatment, and the only water they should have available is the corid water. Hope this helps

Got it, I'll treat her!

 

[Fwoof]

Also I have an empty coop and run I can put her in, but she's right next door to my other coops, which are both occupied. Should I put her in there to stretch her legs, or not risk anything she might have being passed over to my flock?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Also I have an empty coop and run I can put her in, but she's right next door to my other coops, which are both occupied. Should I put her in there to stretch her legs, or not risk anything she might have being passed over to my flock?

If she's that close to your flock she may as well be right in there with them. Quarantine is a very good idea when you add a new bird to your flock. That means not only physically keeping the new bird as far away as possible from your existing flock, but also changing your shoes and clothes and washing your hands if you go from the new bird's area to your original flock. The new bird could carry illness, fleas, lice, or mites that could infect/ infest your flock and contaminate their coop or run. But if she's already next to your birds, all this is already moot.

 

[Fwoof]

If she's that close to your flock she may as well be right in there with them. Quarantine is a very good idea when you add a new bird to your flock. That means not only physically keeping the new bird as far away as possible from your existing flock, but also changing your shoes and clothes and washing your hands if you go from the new bird's area to your original flock. The new bird could carry illness, fleas, lice, or mites that could infect/ infest your flock and contaminate their coop or run. But if she's already next to your birds, all this is already moot.

Got it. How long do you think I should quarantine for?

 

[FrostRanger]

Got it. How long do you think I should quarantine for?

A month.
Can you post pictures of her poop? Given she was roaming, her poop may just be green 'cause she was eating a lot of plant matter

 

[Fwoof]

A month.

That would mean she's have to live in a crate for a month. It's the best option I have other than the empty coop right now. That's okay? I can let her out for an hour or two every day.

Can you post pictures of her poop? Given she was roaming, her poop may just be green 'cause she was eating a lot of plant matter

Her poop looks better today than it did yesterday, but here's a picture anyway.
(Also pictures of her feet with better lighting (The little grains everywhere are just her spilled food! Could she have scaly leg? It doesn't look like it to me but do you see anything?)