Kayehelen Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Yesterday as I was tempting my free range chickens back into their eglu I noticed one of the three twist their leg. Since then she has been limping. I can not see anything wrong with her leg. Should I keep her in the eglu or let her walk on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 It's probably just a sprain - if she's walking on it, I'd let her carry on, she will probably decide herself to rest if it's too painful. I've had hens do this and look as if they're crippled, only to find them bouncing around the next day. Keep an eye on her, just to make sure it is getting better, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayehelen Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Thanks. It remained bad a week later, with her unable to put much weight on it so she saw a vet he said it was swollen but should mend and today she is at last walking almost normally, back to her cheeky self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead68 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 That's good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
