Crooked toes

[comitdust]

Is there any thing I can do about this? I ordered two pullets from a hatchery for my breeding program but I'm concerned maybe this will be passed down to her chicks?

 

[nchls school]

No. I do not think there is much you can do to correct this. Toe injuries are fairly common, but if it is genetic it could be passed on to the offspring.

 

[Sambi89]

If both toes are crooked it's most likely genetic. I have one girl with super crooked toes but she hatched from an egg that's mother was very old. I wouldn't breed her if that's the case. Their toes don't usually start to go wonky until their a few weeks old in all the cases I've seen.

 

[comitdust]

Well that's not good. I'll be contacting the hatchery about this :/