Foot deformed???

[whitewolf1871341]

I have a couple little juvenile silkies that have a foot deformity we did not realize this till they were a little bigger they do well but I have a couple chicks that hatch today silkies as well and one of them seems to have this deformity The toes tuck under on the far side is there anything I can do for that or is it just what it is

 

[coach723]

Curled toes can happen from issues during incubation, in the incubator after hatch, or in some cases from riboflavin deficiency, which can be from parent stock. If treatment is done right away it can be corrected. If the toes are curled under so they are being stepped on, then I would definitely try to correct them. In addition to chick shoes you may want to provide a vitamin supplement containing riboflavin. A human B complex tablet or capsule, 1/4 of one ground up and mixed in a bit of moistened chick food.
More info, scroll down to curled toes for some pictures of chick shoes:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it/
and:
https://mranimalfarm.com/curled-toes-chickens-causes-treatment/

 

[MysteryChicken]

Pictures of the toes will help us help you?

 

[whitewolf1871341]

Pictures of the toes will help us help you?

I cannot currently take photos because they're still in the incubator but as soon as they're out I will try to upload some everybody's been saying the pictures from my phone look like a potato took them so I will try

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Any type of hatch deformity is best addressed as quickly as possible. It's generally advised to treat in the first week of life. As they get older, their bones harden and it's more difficult to fix bone issues. So it's one foot on each chick? Is it all 3 toes curled under while they're standing? Did you use a separate calibrated thermometer inside the incubator during incubation?

 

[whitewolf1871341]

Any type of hatch deformity is best addressed as quickly as possible. It's generally advised to treat in the first week of life. As they get older, their bones harden and it's more difficult to fix bone issues. So it's one foot on each chick? Is it all 3 toes curled under while they're standing? Did you use a separate calibrated thermometer inside the incubator during incubation?

So of the three chicks that hatched two of them have two of the five toes from the looks of it One for sure but I think it's two Bent underneath the foot I'm hoping it corrects itself in the next day while they're drying off in the incubator but I'm cautious because I have the two older ones where it never corrected they get around just fine You wouldn't know it by looking at them but we do extra for them to make sure it's comfortable for them to walk

 

[whitewolf1871341]

Pictures of the toes will help us help you?

The little black one that standing by itself you can see her foot how the toes curl under the other one is the same way except his is a little worse or her

 

[MysteryChicken]

The little black one that standing by itself you can see her foot how the toes curl under the other one is the same way except his is a little worse or her

I don't see curling.

For curled toes, I use tape booties to correct it. Depending on how severe the the curled toes are, it will take awhile to correct.

This girl had a curled toe that was corrected within about 30mins to an hour.

 

[Swbertrand1]

I don't see curling that would concern me greatly either. Keep in mind that chicks are curled up tightly in the shell for some time, and when they first pop out of the shell, it can take a day or two to "unwind" their bodies.

Once they've dried off and moved to a brooder, I'd check them again. If you need to correct toe position then, you're well within a safe window of time for doing so in the first couple of weeks. Obviously, the earlier it's corrected the better, but a week after hatch is fine.

We've done this successfully with just a piece of tape on the bottom of the foot (sticky side up against the foot and toes) then another piece of tape over the top of the foot while making sure the toes are straight, have good separation from the adjacent toe(s), and making sure the toes are not twisted. After the top piece is in place, secure the edges of top and bottom tape to each other. We then carefully cut away the excess tape a few millimeters away from the sealed edge to create a little "shoe". If you can get a little tape down between the toes for more rigid alignment of the toes, that can help too.

Here's one of the better guides I've seen for help correcting this:
https://www.heritageacresmarket.com/fix-chicks-toes/

This one is good too:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-fix-curled-toes-in-chicks.1250947/

 

[whitewolf1871341]

I don't see curling.

For curled toes, I use tape booties to correct it. Depending on how severe the the curled toes are, it will take awhile to correct.

This girl had a curled toe that was corrected within about 30mins to an hour.View attachment 2865545

I've never thought about that That's awesome now do you put the tape on the top and the bottom or just the top