Chick With An Ingrowth??

[StardustChicken]

I got a couple of new chicks this month: 2 faverolles and 5 silkies. They're all 2 weeks old (hatched Nov 1st). While doing my daily check-up I got a tiny drop of chicken blood on my hand. Upon closer inspection I noticed...something on the smaller faverolle's foot. Is this some sort of ingrown feather?

I didn't get to take a picture of it immediately, I was having phone problems, but I was able to get some an hour or so later. When I first discovered it there was a little blood under the skin at the base.

 

[azygous]

What it looks like is a toe nail. It's possible that genetics got a bit messed up and the embryo began to form an extra toe. This happens. It's not a big deal. It would be best to just leave it alone. It shouldn't cause any problems.

 

[StardustChicken]

What it looks like is a toe nail. It's possible that genetics got a bit messed up and the embryo began to form an extra toe. This happens. It's not a big deal. It would be best to just leave it alone. It shouldn't cause any problems.

Honestly I thought it was a toenail at first? It would make the most sense...it seems to be symmetrical: she has one on her other foot but it's more curly, like a tiny spiral

 

[azygous]

We've had such a thing discussed on this forum in the past, and it was a bit more of a toe than this one. In that case, everyone agreed it was best for the chick not to mess with it.

 

[StardustChicken]

We've had such a thing discussed on this forum in the past, and it was a bit more of a toe than this one. In that case, everyone agreed it was best for the chick not to mess with it.

Ah, okay, thank you