Webbed feet

[DratzDurpen]

I hatched an Olive Egger chick on Easter and noticed something weird. It's toes are webbed on both feet. Now the one foot doesn't bother me but the other one does. I feel like it should be cut but I just don't know what to do to be honest. Could anyone help me?

 

[emmyn74]

If it doesn't effect its walking..I would just leave it...

 

[aart]

Huh....odd....symmetrical...maybe genetic glitch.
Not sure if it should be 'cut' or not.

 

[DratzDurpen]

If it doesn't effect its walking..I would just leave it...

I'm afraid that as it grows that foot will cause it problems as it grows because it can't open as fully as it should

 

[chickencheeper]

This sorta fits into a debate on this thread! https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-i-killed-chuck.1209976/page-5

 

[aart]

This fits into a discussion on this thread! https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-i-killed-chuck.1209976/page-5

What....you think this is a hoax?

@WVduckchick knows about webbed feet, tho maybe not in chickens.......whatchoo tink?
Should this odd webbing be clipped.....anyone else yo know might have seen this before?

 

[chickencheeper]

What....you think this is a hoax?

@WVduckchick knows about webbed feet, tho maybe not in chickens.......whatchoo tink?

No, Not at all. I really belive this. There were some posts about chickens having webbed feet but the general concensus was that those articles were hoaxes

 

[aart]

No, Not at all. I really belive this.

So it really doesn't fit with this topic.

I'm afraid that as it grows that foot will cause it problems as it grows because it can't open as fully as it should

Not sure it would interfere with the chickens gait too much.
Tho thinking that toe punching is pretty common,
in the normal (much smaller) web in a chicken foot,
so clipping this web might not be much different.

 

[emmyn74]

If it was me...I would just wait and see...if it starts to have problems with it's feet...then I would cut...it wouldn't hurt it to cut the web..so if you just want to do it now...u could go ahead...

 

[WVduckchick]

I was also thinking that many do toe-punches. I can't say that I've ever seen the "web" so prominent in a chick.

@Ravynscroft is one that I know uses a toe punch on chicks and also knows ducks, so Miss Rav, what you say??