Urgent limping chicken

[Belovedturkey]

My chicken has started limping she was fine this morning, but I got home and now she’s limping. I checked for bumblefoot and bloating but she doesn’t have neither the only thing I’m seeing is a red spoy between her legs but I don’t know if it’s related. She eats and drinks fine and lays she’s about a year and a half old.

 

[Belovedturkey]

 

[Belovedturkey]

I just found something else, a lump above her tail in between her feathers, what is it and is it related to her limping

 

[coach723]

The lump above the tail is her oil gland, uropygial gland to be precise. You will see her touch it with her beak when preening, to distribute oil on her feathers, to keep them in good shape and shed water. Perfectly normal.
The red spot on her belly looks like her keel bone has been rubbed of feathers. Does she roost normally? Does she lay in bedding instead?
Sprains and strains can happen, and can take weeks to months to resolve. Have you examined her for any signs of injury or bruising (which might look dark or greenish) or swelling? If she's getting around OK, getting to food and water, not getting bullied, then I would just keep an eye on her. If any of those things are a problem, then you can crate her in a wire crate in the run, with her own food and water, where she can still see and be seen by everybody, to let her rest the leg.

 

[Belovedturkey]

The lump above the tail is her oil gland, uropygial gland to be precise. You will see her touch it with her beak when preening, to distribute oil on her feathers, to keep them in good shape and shed water. Perfectly normal.
The red spot on her belly looks like her keel bone has been rubbed of feathers. Does she roost normally? Does she lay in bedding instead?
Sprains and strains can happen, and can take weeks to months to resolve. Have you examined her for any signs of injury or bruising (which might look dark or greenish) or swelling? If she's getting around OK, getting to food and water, not getting bullied, then I would just keep an eye on her. If any of those things are a problem, then you can crate her in a wire crate in the run, with her own food and water, where she can still see and be seen by everybody, to let her rest the leg.

ok, good to know that her oil gland is normal. I have her crated for now so she can rest but as long as she doesn’t get worse she’ll be out soon because she did still eat when she was limping around. I haven’t seen any bruising and there no swelling

 

[bhawk-23]

ok, good to know that her oil gland is normal. I have her crated for now so she can rest but as long as she doesn’t get worse she’ll be out soon because she did still eat when she was limping around. I haven’t seen any bruising and there no swelling

How did the limping sort out? I also have one limping but cannot find any specific source and she is eating/drinking well.

 

[Belovedturkey]

How did the limping sort out? I also have one limping but cannot find any specific source and she is eating/drinking well.

She’s still limping a bit but I let her back out with the others and she runs forever eats drinks and lays so I’ll just give her vitamins unless she gets worse

 

[Kimsole]

How did the limping sort out? I also have one limping but cannot find any specific source and she is eating/drinking well.

I have a 7 week old that started limping and I was wondering how it is going. I’m going to start more vitamins tomorrow.

 

[Belovedturkey]

I have a 7 week old that started limping and I was wondering how it is going. I’m going to start more vitamins tomorrow.

My chicken has finally fully healed, giving her more vitamins and electrolytes helped and a lot of all the vitamin b’s. My chicken wasn’t that bothered by her leg she still at drank ran etc so if yours is more serious I don’t know if you should separate her bit in my case I didn’t have to because it was only a pulled muscle or something similar to that

 

[Kimsole]

Thank you very much for the update. I’m going to see how she does since she seems otherwise ok.