Bennie and the jets
Hatching
- Mar 29, 2024
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Hey there, my 6 year old hen, Flower, has just started limping yesterday afternoon. She has never had any problems or injuries and she's has always been a small, healthy girl. When I went to their coop yesterday, she tried walking towards me and I noticed a limp in her right leg. It was almost like she was kind of dragging it a bit. I picked her up and felt around her limping leg and I didn't see or feel anything wrong. I put some medicinal spray on it to try to help.
This morning, when I let them out into their pen, I noticed Flower's limp was worse. She has an even harder time walking and she's now standing and walking like a penguin. I checked her legs out again and nothing seemed wrong. She doesn't have bumblefoot or seem to be egg bound. My family and I are thinking it might be from jumping onto the perch or nesting boxes, but those arent even that high. Could it be a pulled muscle, ligament or something of that sort? We have no clue on what happened, please help and give suggestions!
I'd like to add that she is still eating and drinking normally and we don't have any other large chickens that could've injured her.
This morning, when I let them out into their pen, I noticed Flower's limp was worse. She has an even harder time walking and she's now standing and walking like a penguin. I checked her legs out again and nothing seemed wrong. She doesn't have bumblefoot or seem to be egg bound. My family and I are thinking it might be from jumping onto the perch or nesting boxes, but those arent even that high. Could it be a pulled muscle, ligament or something of that sort? We have no clue on what happened, please help and give suggestions!
I'd like to add that she is still eating and drinking normally and we don't have any other large chickens that could've injured her.
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