Fixing Chick's Curled Toes

[007Sean]

That's the way I 'fix' my birds curled toes. If their really bad, like the peachick you had the other day, I usually just cull.
I've too, like @R2elk have had birds with 'clubed' toes and the had no problems getting around or breeding. Eventhough, it was a defect from hatching he would on an occasion throw a chick with the same side leg being 'clubed'. I too, removed it from my breeding stock and the problem went away. So it's difficult to say if it was from hatching problems or genetics.
ETA - good job of taping those toes, Kathy

 

[DiYMama540]

This is great...haven't had this issue yet but will file it in my brain for the future. Is the tape you are using in the pics medical tape?

 

[casportpony]

This is great...haven't had this issue yet but will file it in my brain for the future. Is the tape you are using in the pics medical tape?

The tape is regular masking tape, but you can use any type of tape, except I don't thing I would use duct tape because it seems like it might be too heavy.

 

[DiYMama540]

Ok great! And how long did you leave the toes taped?

 

[casportpony]

I just found this video:

 

[DiYMama540]

Thank you! I learn so much from you and many others!!

 

[casportpony]

Ok great! And how long did you leave the toes taped?

I left the tape on for two days.

 

[BantyChooks]

I just attempted to fix curled toes on a button quail. I used a very small rectangle cut out of a bandaid. I'm not sure that I got the toes exactly right, but we'll see how it goes.

 

[casportpony]

I just attempted to fix curled toes on a button quail. I used a very small rectangle cut out of a bandaid. I'm not sure that I got the toes exactly right, but we'll see how it goes.

Wow, quail are so tiny! Got any picture of the taped feet?

 

[BantyChooks]

Wow, quail are so tiny! Got any picture of the taped feet?

This one was a button quail, at that; I think it weighs a few grams at most. It's like splinting ant toes. I will get a photograph when I do their official photoshoot today.