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Kim,
I will be home today getting ready to leave tomorrow. I want to leave early to be there when the buildings open. Last minute Carrie doesn't get to go afterall.
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jeremy said:
Walt, all of my chicks hatched out with seemingly normal toes, I think maybe only 1 had a slightly crooked toe. It's only been as they've developed that some have become severely crooked like the one pictured above. The same thing has happened to other folks who have hatched these birds, some appear to have perfectly normal straight toes only to become crooked over the following weeks of growth.

What nutritionally could they be missing from their diet that would cause this? Could it be because they are an imported breed that hasn't been raised on the same diet as the birds here in the US? If that were the case though couldn't I expect the same thing to happen in my Orpingtons? It hasn't at all, they hatch out huge and perfectly normal.

I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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I'm not in the Bay area, but I wanted to respond to this. I had the same thing happen to 2 of the Delaware chicks, hatched on Thanksgiving. Their feet were all fine when first hatched. One chick's toes curled during the first week. I thought maybe I had broken the toes on the second chick, when I was cleaning his feet, but I'm not sure. His toes were fine until the second week.
So, it's not happening only with imported chicks. If it's nutritional, wouldn't all of them be affected?

Kim
 
capayvalleychick said:
I'm not in the Bay area, but I wanted to respond to this. I had the same thing happen to 2 of the Delaware chicks, hatched on Thanksgiving. Their feet were all fine when first hatched. One chick's toes curled during the first week. I thought maybe I had broken the toes on the second chick, when I was cleaning his feet, but I'm not sure. His toes were fine until the second week.
So, it's not happening only with imported chicks. If it's nutritional, wouldn't all of them be affected?

Kim
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Exactly why I started the Gamebird crumbles. The ACV I used to do dailt, but now occasionally.
 
wolftracks said:
Exactly why I started the Gamebird crumbles. The ACV I used to do dailt, but now occasionally.
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What's different about the gamebird crumbles Kim?

I wonder if switching to King Feed's chick starter would help, it seemed very nutritionally sound.

I typically don't have an issue with crooked toes though, so I don't know if I should make any changes.
 

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