Waddling chicken

[Anonymous]

I have 5 hybred chickens and recently introduced 2 wellsomers and 1 maran, all 3 pure breds. they took a whiloe to be accepted but have done now except that one of the wellsomers is the one that gets picked one by the others. Just recently she has started waddling like a duck and this coincided with me picking them all up and dusting them for lice and dusting the coop for red mite. I did this because the eggs had dropt from 6/7 per day down to 3/4 per day.
Why is this chicken waddling like a duck and sitting down all the time. Have I injured it, is it because she get badly picked on or is she egg bound. Help, I am new to pouoltry keeping.

 

[Davidd]

Hi Ian and welcome I have moved your post to this forum
Your chicken could be egg bound. Is she straining at all? you need to look at her vent to see if it is swollen- if it is then a vet would be best- unless you are experienced- which, by your post you are not- i hope she is better soon, let us know how she goes, regards, David