I have a couple of hens with crooked toes. They don't seem to be any different than the rest of the flock. I think your chicks will be ok.

Crooked toes can be an inbreeding problem or a development problem during incubation. If you have inbreeding issues, think about getting a different rooster. If the problem is incubation and crooked toes are as bad as it gets, its not much of a problem. Either way they should be fine.

I have three hens with crooked toes, I got them all as adults so I don't know the cause. Two are Americaunas, one is a New Hampshire. In every case they can move the toes, but they are curled. Also in every case, they get around and come running for food just fine. :)

If it happens again in the future, you should try and correct this within a few days of hatch, while the chick is still fairly rubbery. At twelve days old, I think it might be too late to try and splint the chicks' foot, but here is a link to the UPA page on chick shoes (hobbles), you can decide if you want to try it or not:

http://www.peafowl.org/ARTICLES/1/

If your chick is getting to food and water OK, chances are it'll be fine. Good luck! :)

Velvet ~:>