Every Living Thing Farm

We move our chickens three times a day and feed them twice a day to make sure they always have access to fresh ground and get plenty to eat. We limit our birds to no more than 30 per chicken tractor to keep them from overcrowding.

POV of a chicken

Sometimes our chicks get curled toes. This condition is usually caused by a vitamin deficiency. In the case of this little one, when the temps got really cold last week she had a hard time staying warm. She spent a full 1 1/2 days under the heater and apparently did not eat.

To fix the curly toes we create a boot for the chicks to wear using sticky gauze pads. The boot makes the toes straighten allowing her to put full weight on her feet. As you can see she is not happy about wearing boots.