What’s wrong with this chick’s feet?

juniperz

Songster
7 Years
Aug 10, 2017
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5 weeks old, being raised in a large metal tub, on tiny wood shavings, with 19 other chicks - see attached photo for the set up, minus half the chicks and the warming plate.

I noticed a while ago that she was not growing larger at the same rate as most of the other, but there are two other small chicks as well. Then I noticed that she was frequently lying down. I saw now that her feet seem to be swollen with some of the toes pointing in off directions.

Any insight as to the cause and how to help her appreciated.

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Also her feet are a little scabby due to two chicks who used to incessantly grab at others’ feet. One of them mostly stopped after spending time in chicken jail, and the other died.
 

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