crooked toe on suspected roo

[lilbirdee]

I just noticed yesterday that my 5 week old welsummer (definitely roo) has a toe that looks almost exactly like this. Same foot and toe. It doesn't seem to bother him at all. So after reading the stuff on this thread, I guess that I should just leave it alone. And I don't plan on doing any breeding, so no worries there.

 

[speckledhen]

I've had some Sussex with crooked toes, several of them so that was genetic, since there were no incubation issues. I've had several break their toes by catching them in fencing somehow, too.

 

[SunnyChic]

I have a 4 week old Delaware Blue Hen (suspected roo) that started out with straight toes, but as he has grown has developed crooked toes. The other 6 DBH chicks have straight toes. He hatched with no problems, so I think it is genetic. He has no problems getting around, and the other chicks don't bother him.

 

[Mahonri]

I have two, five week old chicks with crooked toes. A salmon fav pullet and a black Ameraucana roo.

Incubation temps were too high. (more common than chronically low temps BTW)