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7/30/12 at 9:46pm

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I have a newly hatched black australorp chick and its feet are curved in and it doesn't walk to good i don't know what to do please help.

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7/31/12 at 10:14am

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Could you provide a picture?

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7/31/12 at 10:20am

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You can use bandaids or medical tape to tape his little feet in the proper position. There are several good threads on here with how to do it.

Here is a site that might help...

https://sites.google.com/a/larsencreek.com/chicken-orthopedics/leg-braces

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7/31/12 at 11:07am

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http://blog.mypetchicken.com/2012/02/29/crooked-toes/

this website showed me:

http://poultrykeeper.com/skeletal-and-muscular-disorders/crooked-toes

http://poultrykeeper.com/skeletal-and-muscular-disorders/curled-toes

these two websites show the difference between disorders

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKRaisingChicks.html

You might benefit from these sites. Definitely there is a window of opportunity usually to help them before their little bones set.

Read about Egyptian Fayoumis here: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/316739/egyptian-fayoumis-info and more here: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/281062/fayoumi-bigawi-qarafa-and-old-egyptian

Egyptian Fayoumis are one of the world's treasures and are magnificent creatures.

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8/1/12 at 6:38pm

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I've had the shoes on him for about a day now and i cant tell if it is doing any better he will walk a bit and and sit down and sleeps more than the other chicks. thank you for the sites they were helpful

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8/1/12 at 10:04pm

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I had a coronation sussex chick that had curled toes. She had a really tough hatch. It seems like she wore a shoe for almost a week before it completely fixed. Her case wasn't too bad, either. Here's her feet before taping: