The Sussex thread!

Im not sure if this is a problem but just today my friend noticed that my little runt of the flock who is a speckled susexx has a crooked toe. I am not sure if this is a big problem. Can someone help me?
If it's young you could try vitamins in the water (like the liquid kind used for infants w/o iron). The toe could be a result of vit deficiency, injury, or poor genetics.

I had a mix hen with a crooked toe. She lived a good life & did all the normal chicken things. She was even the top hen in the flock, so the mild deformity never slowed her down. However, I hatched 2 of her eggs & one offspring had the crooked toe, so I never hatch any more of her eggs. She was the best layer I ever had, but I didn't want to pass that toe to more chicks, so the egg legacy ended with her.
 
My speckled girls are getting so big! Really pretty birds! They are all really sweet and friendly! Also, they are really vocal not squawky and annoying, it's hard to explain, but it's SUPER cute
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None of my other breeds are vocal like that.
 

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