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I've been thinking about the genetic thing and wondering why I never had issues with the parents. I wonder if inbreeding can cause genetic issues to show up over time. I hatched the Bresse last year from eggs I bought from the one seller. I did breed from those birds I hatched so the parents...

Thank you. Yes, I did wonder about them all being on the same toe. It is interesting and must mean something. And yes, as I said in my post, I did notice that they're crooked toes and not curled under but I have read threads about chicks with crooked toes who gradually got worse and Marek's was...

Thanks so much, that's really interesting and definitely calms my panic a bit. You're right, it would seem more like a genetic thing since it's only in the Bresse chicks (so far). It will be interesting to see what happens with the younger batch.

I have 17 Bresse and 5 Light Sussex chicks who will all be 5 weeks old tomorrow. I hatched them all from my own birds with no losses in the hatch and perfect health so far. One chick had mild splayed leg when it hatched and was in hobbles for 2 days but was fine. I never noticed any other leg...