Lame hen

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Please could I get some advice about one of my hens. She is limping this morning, but was fine yesterday. She can use the leg but there is a definite limp. I've checked her leg the best I can, it's not swollen anywhere and there is no sign of injury at all, just the limp. I have put her in a cage on her own inside the main run with a deep layer of wood shavings. She is eating and drinking, but spending most of her time lying down. Should I take her to a vet or just see how she gets on? Have I done the right thing restricting her movement? The others pick on her when she lies down if she's left out with them. Does anyone know what it could be?
 
try soaking her feet in warm salt water just in case she has a splinter or some thing.
hard to know what wrong with chickens
 
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