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Thanks for all the info- much appreciated!

Here are a few more photos to help. He does not have the extra toe. In one photo, he is next to my Salmon Favorelle for comparison. Out of curiosity, what color would you call him?

Here is a photo of a young roo I have. Can anyone tell me what he is? To me he looks like a cross between a Blue Salmon Favorelle and an Ameraucana, but I'm not sure at all.... He is very friendly and HUGE for his age. I wasn't going to keep him because I raise other breeds, but he's kind of...

PulletNewbie, I had a chick with the same problem. I think it started as a slipped tendon, and the poor thing ended up with a leg much as you described. It got caught on things, and she had very little mobility. I opted to do the amputation myself, rather than euthanize her. It's been about...

Thank you for the information. Much appreciated.

I would NEVER do it in the classroom!

I have a 5 week old Rhodebar chick with a twisted leg. I think it was a splayed tendon initially. I attempted to get it back in position by splinting, etc, but I was too late.The leg is now twisted to one side, and the chick drags it behind itself. The leg is not 'dead', just badly twisted and...

Thank you for the reply. I read several of the threads regarding this condition. It looks like there is not much I can do, except hope and pray it's not hydrocephaly. The chicks are a Special Ed. classroom project, and this chick in particular is already a favorite. There is another with a leg...

I have a 5 day old Silkie chick with a swollen right eye. I noticed when it hatched that the eye seemed slightly larger than normal, but now it is bulging and the lower lid is swollen as well. Any ideas on what this is, since it may have been born with it? Thanks!