Chicks Toes

[althechicklover]

Hi, my chick has a curled toe on one foot, and then one on the other. He seems to walk fine and he seems unaffected. I tried to fix the toes with the bandaid method, but he/she hates it so much. The chick picks at it, and cant stand it. Should I leave it be, or ignore the chick's irritation and fix his toes?

 

[peopleRanimals2]

I know it's hard to watch, as one of my first chicks had a splayed leg, but you really should fix it, because it will cause problems later in life. You could try to minimize how much band aid you put on, and just give him lots of treats to keep him occupied
Thankfully, it only takes a few days.
Good luck!

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under althechicklover

Welcome!

I recommend checking out this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1139759/curled-up-chick-toes

Good luck!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

You might want to also pop in and say hello on your local thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you ‘Find your State’s thread.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - you have some great advice and links already so I'll just say hello!

All the best
CT

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, althechickelover, and

! Pleased you joined our flock! Looks like you received some great advice already so I'll just say best wishes and thanks for joining BYC!

 

[N F C]

Whether he likes it or not, it's really best to get them straightened out. Guess that puts you in the role of the "mean mom", lol.

Best of luck!

 

[althechicklover]

Thank you everybody, I didnt know if it didnt matter if it was curled or not, I will work on fixing it

 

[althechicklover]

And yea lol, mean dad in this case, but he will get through it fine, hopefully it gets fixed in a couple of days

 

[N F C]

And yea lol, mean dad in this case, but he will get through it fine, hopefully it gets fixed in a couple of days

Oops, sorry...bad dad, lol.

 

[althechicklover]

Its all good, thanks for the advice