Let's try here.. Curled toes .. why

[Clay In Iowa]

Oops.. Hen start????????

I have them on chick starter.

 

[mypicklebird]

Drat- another forum april fools prank, annoying in the emergency area.
If you type in 'ch ick' the forum changes it to 'hen'
Space added to the program won't see the word and change it.
E gg turns into rooster as well. ugh.

 

[SoJoChickens]

Vitamins are probably the best bet. I've heard that vitamin B is good for curly toes. You can also splint the toes to straighten them out. Here is a link that shows how to make 'shoes' for them: http://www.peafowl.org/ARTICLES/1/

 

[Sallyschickens]

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This happened to a chick I bought from a feed store when I was younger. The rest were fine but one was club footed, or that was what I thought.

This splint idea really worked for me too. I made mine out of the circle that was punched out of the cardboard box that they were put into to carry home. It was roughly 1 inch wide. I just spread out her tiny foot and taped it right to the cardbord circle. She walked just fine and after about 2 days it fell off and her foot was normal again.

Good luck.