Please help! New chicken owner and possible sick/injured chicken

OuelletteFlock

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Apr 4, 2020
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I have a Silver Laced Wyandotte who is 7/8 weeks old. We moved everyone out to the coop this weekend and when they were in the run, we noticed one chick was walking funny. She will walk normal and then she rolls to the back of her feet and quickly lays down. She looks like she’s losing balance and toes go up and she’s rolling onto her heels. Not even sure if chickens have heels but this is what it looks like she’s doing. She’s eating, drinking, walking around, running in short sprints, climbing up on lower leveled things. No one is picking on her. Other than her rolling back on the heels of her feet, she seems normal. I brought her back into the basement last night, mixed her vitamins into her water. She’s still there tonight. I don’t know if I should send her back to the flock or not. I don’t want to keep her separated and then have her bullied after reintroducing her
 
She may have a foot infection or she may be fine. I would put her back with the other chicks for now. Can I see a picture?
Her feet look great. No cuts, bumps, spots, nothing suspicious. It’s impossible to get a photo of it because it happens quick. She will be walking normal and then look like she lost balance and her toes come up, her feet roll back so she looks like she’s on her heels and then she quickly lays down. The only other thing she’s doing that I can get a photo of, is she almost looks like she’s bent forward at times. Her legs do not look fully extended.
 

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