chick deformity

Recently took in a mystery bantam chick with a deformed leg. A few toes are fused together and I suspect the same for their hock/ankle. They get around on one leg just fine currently and stuff their crop full exactly like any other chick. Just turned 1 week old. I plan on watching them closely...

Hi all, I had a chick hatch out earlier today. It got moved to the brooder before really being able to check them out as I was at work for a while yet. It turns out that it doesn’t seem able to straighten its leg .. I can’t even straighten its one leg. It’s locked up at the elbow it seems...

I set up my incubator and started up some eggs. It all went well, so far three have hatched and two more are on the way! I was moving this chick to the place where it will be raised for a little while and I noticed that the chick's leg/hip is displaced! The hip/upper leg kind of sticks out while...

**Update** Clops has cleft eyelids and is blind in one eye. She is thriving so far. She's eating, drinking, pooping, and doing everything all her siblings are doing. * This thread has been changed into an advice, discussion, and update thread. Thank you everyone for everything you have to...