Does this baby chick have club foot?

[Allie Grace Sanders]

He just hatched a few hours ago, and seems to have odd feet. His legs are fine but his feet seem off. Will this go away within a few hours and is normal? Or should I make him little cardboard shoes?1

 

[EggSighted4Life]

He just hatched a few hours ago, and seems to have odd feet. His legs are fine but his feet seem off. Will this go away within a few hours and is normal? Or should I make him little cardboard shoes?1View attachment 2057040

Give that chick time to get it's land legs under it and stand up on it's own before jumping to any conclusions. It just looks like they are curled from still sitting down.

Unless he is a late hatcher.. no reason to have him out of the incubator yet, really.

Got others already.. or more on their way?

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Give that chick time to get it's land legs under it and stand up on it's own before jumping to any conclusions. It just looks like they are curled from still sitting down.

Unless he is a late hatcher.. no reason to have him out of the incubator yet, really.

Got others already.. or more on their way?

Well, one chick hatched before him but it had a dislocated hip, so I put it down. He was the only one left in the incubator so I decided to get him out. We are going to get him some more friends at the farm store though.

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you have some SaveAChick or Poultry Cell vitamins that you can give the chick? Curled under toes can be a sign of vitamin B2 riboflavin deficiency. You can also tape the feet and make aome shoes, along with giving the vitamins. Read this article which shows how to tape the toes:
https://www.mypetchicken.com/backya...-toes-are-all-curled-up-whats-wrong-H293.aspx

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Well, one chick hatched before him but it had a dislocated hip, so I put it down.

That's a difficult but wise choice.
That's referred to as splayed leg, and while some think it's hatch conditions, I think it's genetic in some fashion after seeing in very few chicks no matter the substrate used for hatching and hatched under the same conditions as all others. Some people try to fix it, not me.

I agree with the second poster suggestion... and knowing a little background now, understand your concern. Has it shown any change yet? I write this at 4:50 pacific time.. Is it able to stand or does it try to walk towards you at all yet?

I especially recommend leaving them (or putting them back) inside the bator until the can actively stand to move in or out of the heat.

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

That's a difficult but wise choice.
That's referred to as splayed leg, and while some think it's hatch conditions, I think it's genetic in some fashion after seeing in very few chicks no matter the substrate used for hatching and hatched under the same conditions as all others. Some people try to fix it, not me.

I agree with the second poster suggestion... and knowing a little background now, understand your concern. Has it shown any change yet? I write this at 4:50 pacific time.. Is it able to stand or does it try to walk towards you at all yet?

I especially recommend leaving them (or putting them back) inside the bator until the can actively stand to move in or out of the heat.

He does walk and can stand for a few seconds but then goes back to crawling. His toes are usually twisted, though. We got him some friends at the farm store and they get along great.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

He does walk and can stand for a few seconds but then goes back to crawling. His toes are usually twisted, though. We got him some friends at the farm store and they get along great.View attachment 2057477

Those chicks are too cute all together!

Get a supplement with some riboflavin if you haven't already to help the curly toed chick as it sounds like there could have been a deficiency in the egg.. Is that a Silky chick? Sometimes the hens can need more nutrients than average.. while eating eggs are fine hatching eggs have higher demand.
https://poultrykeeper.com/skeletal-and-muscular-disorders/curled-toes/
https://thepoultrysite.com/publications/diseases-of-poultry/217/vitamin-b2-deficiency
Try adding the boot if it isn't improved by tomorrow.

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Those chicks are too cute all together!

Get a supplement with some riboflavin if you haven't already to help the curly toed chick as it sounds like there could have been a deficiency in the egg.. Is that a Silky chick? Sometimes the hens can need more nutrients than average.. while eating eggs are fine hatching eggs have higher demand.
https://poultrykeeper.com/skeletal-and-muscular-disorders/curled-toes/
https://thepoultrysite.com/publications/diseases-of-poultry/217/vitamin-b2-deficiency
Try adding the boot if it isn't improved by tomorrow.

I have Save-a-chick electrolytes in the water. The ingredients said it contains riboflavin so hopefully it helps. It is not a silkie. It is a LF barnyard mix with a Buff Orpington dad. I saw him get up and walk without curled toes for a couple of seconds so yay!

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

UPDATE: the baby is doing so much better! He is walking around without his toes curled!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

UPDATE: the baby is doing so much better! He is walking around without his toes curled!

Glad to hear it!

To me they all look like that at hatch while sitting down. So I always have to be patient to see what's really going on.