Baby Chicken with Crooked Toes! Any Help?!

[Pickle Rick]

Hi, two of my baby chickens have crooked toes. One of them is about 6 weeks old and has 2 toes on each foot facing 90 degrees outwards (isn't bothering her though). The other one is only a couple of days old and has toes that are the same as the other one just not so much of an angle, more like 40 degrees(isn't bothering her either though)

 

[ChickenCanoe]

They'll get along ok like that. You may be able to straighten the toes of the chick by taping them. Perhaps slide an appropriate size straw onto the affected toes.
I wouldn't use either of the birds for breeding in the likely case that it is genetic.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Do you have any photos of the feet?

I agree with @ChickenCanoe don't use either for breeding. The 6mo old, crooked or curled toes you won't be able to correct them.

For the chick, if it's only a couple of days old, you may be able to correct them, a lot depends on what they look like and the cause. Look at the links below for some tips.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1139759/curled-up-chick-toes
https://www.mypetchicken.com/backya...-toes-are-all-curled-up-whats-wrong-H293.aspx

 

[Pickle Rick]

I'm not planning on using them for breeding, just for the experience of raising it, but neither of them seem to be effected by it, so I think they'll be all good

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm not planning on using them for breeding, just for the experience of raising it, but neither of them seem to be effected by it, so I think they'll be all good

Most chickens if they have a little bit of a crooked toe, they adapt very well.

I hope you have fun raising them, they are quite entertaining.

 

[1cock2hens]

you do need to be prepared for possibility that it could get even worse. I had a chick born with a couple crooked toes and he could get along really well, at first he could keep up with all the other chicks but by the time he was fully grown he mostly just stood in one place and hobbled everywhere else.

 

[Pickle Rick]

my one 6 week old chicken has completely 90 degree toes and is going all right
hopefully it doesn't get any worse

 

[aart]

Were these chicks hatched by you or purchased from hatchery?
Were toes like that from day old or....?
Would like to see pics, please.
I've had some funky toed birds, amazing what they can get along with.

 

[Pickle Rick]

sorry, I cant get any pictures, but I did hatch them myself. I noticed they both had crooked toes today, one at day 3 the other at week 6

 

[HuffleClaw]

They should be okay. Good luck raising the little guys!