Broken Toes?

[beatriceanrufus]

I have a barred rock, not sure male or female,named Rufus, who is 14- 15 weeks old. who a few weeks ago i realized that one of the small toes, was crooked and bent and looked broken, and then maybe 1 or 2 weeks ago i realized the big toe, on the same foot, is the same. Did Rufus break his toes? It does not seem to bother her/him, he/she walks just like her sister/brother, who is an easter egger. I can post pictures later if you think that would help, but i can not get pictures now it is raining and cannot get the camera wet... please help, i hope my baby is okay, this is my first batch of chickens ever, and i love them so much.

 

[Chicks and Hens]

Is it still raining pictures would help alot it could be a genetic problem

 

[beatriceanrufus]

is there anything i can do to help her/ him you think?

 

[Chicks and Hens]

you can give him/her a splint search bent toes and it will come up with solutions for making and appliing a splint

 

[Eggcessive]

Crooked toes are usually genetic or a result of riboflavin (Vitamin B2) deficiency. Rufus may be too old to help since toes can be taped and splinted when they are a few days old. However, I would try vitamins--available in feedstores for the water, or PolyVisol baby vitamins 2-3 drops daily by mouth--to see if it makes a difference. Those toes do look more broken than curled, but who knows. Here is a foot and leg link that has a lot of treatments for splinting toes: https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry