Roos favorite hen starting to walk bow legged...should I "save" her

[shawnm2639]

Ok while I was writing the subject line I realized how many of our ol dirty jokes come from the live stock on the farm

...sorry gang. But really...he had 5 hens and lives in a commune. (all my chickens free range and live in the trees of my little jungle and yes I intend to round them all up before winter.) Anyway back to my little "founding feathers" hen.

She and the other 4 and the roo are the original group. I have been concerned for quite some time about the hens. I have around 40 birds in different ages (including the 4 roos who are going to freezer camp soon) and they are the only girls that have a need for a saddle. The one hen that stays with him aaalll the time is the one who is walking funny. At first I just thought she was squatting and sometimes I still do. Any one out there know anything about this????

 

[kano]

She must be the "favorite". There is always one who is intensively object of the attentions of the rooster. I had one who was limp of one leg, because of this. I had to separate her for some time, until she recovered.
There she is, short, old, but irresistible.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I believe walking like a penguin is a sign of internal laying. I'd post this in the emergencies section.

 

[shawnm2639]

Oh Lord, I didn't think she was in egg laying distress. I have caught her and put her in the coop with the other two founding feathers that have the back feathers needing a little time to grow back. I will watch her and see of course the other two gals have stopped laying but I figured that was weather/location/situation change. I will monitor...ty ty ty