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[ultasol]

It is up to you. The main reason I asked those questions is so you would go into it with realistic expectations,... not with the expectation that you would be fixing a pullet who could later be used to breed. As long as you go into it knowing it might be a cockerel and might not ever be quite right, then the right thing to do is whatever is right for you.

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

Ok here she is at 2 days

And now 3 months

What a lil ball of fluff

 

[BetsyOK]

That definitely does NOT look like a slipped tendon. I've had several successes with slipped tendons. The fact that the tendon doesn't move is also an indication it is OK. I'm not sure what causes the feet to curl that way, but it may be possible to correct it. I'd try a "chick shoe." Looks like you may have already tried that, but you need a smaller shoe. Either bend pipe cleaners to the normal foot shape and tape the toes to it individually, or cut a piece of light weight cardboard to fit the foot only. You could also massage the foot to try to loosen those curled toes. I had a chick once whose foot looked just like that, and I tried several things to fix it, to no avail. I put the several youngsters in his group into an outdoor brooder that had a 1/2" welded wire bottom. Much to my surprise and delight, that chick's foot straightened completely out within a few days. I assumed the wire gave it traction that exercised those toes as it walked.

From your pictures, it looks like the leg stays in the normal position except for the foot that is "folded over." Is that the case, or does the entire leg angle out to the front or side? That could be a rotated femur, for which there is no known cure.

 

[Teresaann24]

It could be what is called (Curled toes) Which is most likely happened during incubation. Caught early like a few days old they can be fixed. It's foot being like that will not affect its quality of life. Ask alot of people they LOVE their disabled chickens

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Its definitely the whole leg. Heres a view from the bottom. He likes to hold the leg up, which kind of gives it the appearance that the leg is normal, But when he relaxes it you can see. The bottom part of the leg is sideways and thats whats making the toes look cured. The toes are acutally fine, its just that the knee is rotated causing the legs to look messed up. I made the boot so that it wouldnt be walking on the back of its foot anymore. Here a pick of the leg

so here you can see that the joint does not go back and forth anymore, it actually juts out to the side which is why i thought slipped tendon...

I tried looking at the pics the breeder sent me before i got the chicks, but its hard to tell. I cant see a foot or leg (peggy is the one upfront) which kind of makes me think it wasnt like that before... idk.

im still going to take her to this vet this weekend. Apparently this vet has worked with chickens before. Ill see what she has to say in her expert opinion and choose the best option from there, even if it is to just leave it alone

 

[aubreynoramarie]

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what a beautiful bird!

 

[Teresaann24]

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[Freckle Face Farm]

Thanks she was my 1st bearded one to hatch so she is the only one I kept.

I am totally in love with her.. But I have a few more to hatch in a few days hoping for beards

and girls

 

[chickendales]

 

[rilly10]

Omg freckle face!!! What a cutie! She makes me want whites!