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So the first batch of speckled sussex I got last year were fed a non-medicated non-organic chick starter and i didn't put vitamins in their water and they developed the crooked toes. When I saw that happening, I immediately added the vitamins, but it didn't stop the progress. This year, I fed...

Here are some pictures. These are from the birds that I incubated, so I can't blame it on wire cages. They hatched on a rough sponge insert type surface that was not slippery. They were not born with obviously crooked toes, but they have gradually developed.

I guess they would technically be crooked toes. The most prevalent deformity is that the outer and/or inner toes are curling, but the curl is to the side and not under.

Does anyone have any insight into the crooked and curly toe problem with the speckled sussex? I got 5 chicks from a hatchery last year, and all the birds had curly toes. This year, trying to get some genetic diversity and get away from the toe problem, I got birds from two different hatcheries...