Anyone have any idea about my little chick's toes

[jkalman]

I have this sweet little... about 8 weeks old now. She has two toes that curl inward rather than lie flat like her other toes. She is also a lot smaller than the rest of them but is a standard chicken as far as I know. I got her at the local Agway and that is how she was sold... sexed and standard. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Could be genetic, or from incubating conditions from what I have read:

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

 

[jkalman]

Thanks so much! I love her to bits, and I think she will survive to be a happy, spoiled adult. The big hens scalped her a few weeks back, and she recovered from that, so I think she can handle just about anything. She follows me around like a duckling and LOVES my dog (even though Maddie wants to eat her but doesn't because she is a good listener...

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