There is something wrong with my hen.

The leg with the band is her good
leg. Her feet are still a little dirty cause I couldn’t wash them really good with the gloves I was using.
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That's a great collection of photos. I don't think I see bumblefoot, the black spot on the bottom of her foot appears to just be a little leftover dirt. The green splotch is either bruising from an injury or frostbite in my opinion but as I mentioned earlier I'm not the best judge of frostbite because we have such mild winters here. She does appear to have some missing toe tips that are completely healed, which may be from frostbite in the past. This link has some good information on preventing further frostbite as well as treatment.

https://backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com/feed-health/chicken-frostbite-treatment-prevention/
 
That's a great collection of photos. I don't think I see bumblefoot, the black spot on the bottom of her foot appears to just be a little leftover dirt. The green splotch is either bruising from an injury or frostbite in my opinion but as I mentioned earlier I'm not the best judge of frostbite because we have such mild winters here. She does appear to have some missing toe tips that are completely healed, which may be from frostbite in the past. This link has some good information on preventing further frostbite as well as treatment.

https://backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com/feed-health/chicken-frostbite-treatment-prevention/
Last year they had a very poorly insulated chicken coop and a few tips of their combs fell of. Could it be from last year?
 
Looks like fresh bruise and some swelling.
I'd let her rest in a crate.

Here's my notes on that:
Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.

If limp is really bothering them by inhibiting their normal activities too much, I will isolate them in a crate to 'force' rest for a day or two. Letting them out late in day, an hour before roost time, to give them a stretch and evaluate their mobility, then decide if they need another day and put them back in crate off roost after dark. Repeat stretch and eval the next day until they are better. Keep crate in coop so bird can remain 'with' the flock.
 

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