dylan Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hi all, When I got home today I let my chickens out and one of them is running very peculiarly - kind of a bouncing skip - not a normal chicken run. Her walk is normal and her feet and legs seemed fine when I had a look at them but there is definitely something not right with the way she is moving when she speeds up. Any advise would be much appreciated Gill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Maybe she jumped on/off something and has sprained her leg? Keep an eye on her and see how she is tomorrow. Hopefully she will be ok in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 One of my hens hurt her foot when she caught it in the run wire, and she had a limp too. I took her to the vet, who could find nothing broken, so just left it to heal by itself. It took about a week before she was back to normal, so I would give it a couple of days and see how she goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 If it is a mild limp, I'd leave her, it will settle in time. I've had several hens sprain themselves one way or the other, and they were soon back to normal, though one did that three weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Thanks for the reassurance, will see if it sorts itself out. She is still running rather oddly today but seems fine in all other respects. Gill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
