Curly toe or Crooked (Twisted) Toe? Photos, please advise

[wahmommy]

Here is a photo of the chick two days after they hatched (its the chick in the middle):




Here are some photos I took of her/him at about 11 days of age. S/he appears to have developed this problem as s/he doesn't seem to have it in any of the photos I took a couple of days after s/he hatched.






I think this is twisted toes, but she didn't have it when she hatched... I'm adding vitamins to the water and I have her in chick shoes, but would love people to weigh in and tell me exactly what this is since I'm relatively new at the chicken thing.

 

[chickenzoo]

Could be genetic, incubator fluctuating , or vitamin deficiency related. I can't tell you the exact cause... You are doing all the correct things to help her...

 

[juststruttin]

Hi,

It could be either, but I lean toward crooked toes. I would give it on vit. B 12 to see if it gets better. I woud also brace the foot to straighten out the toes

 

[wahmommy]

Okay, so regarding vitamins, all I had was a two year old unopened (but unexpired) packet of Durvet Vitamins and Electrolytes but there was a tiny hole in it (pinhole) so although the feed store told me it was still fine as long as it hadn't expired I want to go get something else - currently I have it in the brooder water. Should I try poly vi sol or something else? Can I use the poly vi sol along with the vitamins in the brooder water (give directly to the chick) not in the water? What do you advise?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

wahmommy..... I was on this site and noticed this and thought about your post..... all it says is this.... Curly Toe Paralysis - Deficiency of riboflavin. Add milk products like yogurt.
http://web.uconn.edu/poultry/poultrypages/diseasefactsheet.html

Perhaps you can research this area too?

http://www.dsm.com/en_US/html/dnpna/anh_poul_vit_b2_def.htm

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/206930.htm

 

[Katieann267]

I have an araucana hen that actually walks on her ankle joint. We also had some crooked toes from the same hatch. It's from in-breeding believe it or not hope that helps!

 

[Katieann267]

Oh and to fix it glue tooth picks to its feet! It will straighten them right out. The toothpicks will fall off on their own

 

[chickenzoo]

I like to use poultry nutri drench vitamins...it is very quick absorbing.