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I brought the chick to vet clinic this afternoon and the Doc said the leg bone above the joint is deformed. It starts straight then spirals so the knee joint is faced backwards, as is everything below. Doesn't cause the chick any pain, everything aside from the spiral bone is in proper order. He...

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I've never hatched chicks before. One of my hens went broody and a friend gave me 4 fertilized eggs for her to sit on. Today is day 20 and 2 of the eggs have hatched. I would say they hatched about 6-7 hours ago. One of the chicks has a leg splayed to the side and a foot completely upside down...