Is this wry tail? Polish cockrell with crooked tail...

[Beckys Birds]

I have a 4 month old Golden Laced Polish cockrell with a tail he has recently started holding to the left. It doesn't seem broken when manipulated, and it goes straight when he's picked up and held. I have a bunch of pictures. He does have some pretty crooked toes, but he runs and perches just fine. I just thought his tail was weird and wanted to ask...

 

[sourland]

That's pretty severe wry tail. For me, that plus his deformed feet would exclude him from the breeding pen.

 

[Beckys Birds]

That's pretty severe wry tail. For me, that plus his deformed feet would exclude him from the breeding pen.

He was from a bin at Rural King, so I wasn't going to breed him anyway. I just wanted a Golden Laced Polish roo. They are so funny looking. His toes were just fine, until he turned about a month old, then they started to go crooked. The tail is brand new, like within about a week. What causes this to happen? He eats good food and the water has always had electrolytes or ACV in it. I give fresh snacks everyday. It's just so weird. I can manipulate his tail and it's free moving. It's not tight or anything.