Incubation distress easily leads to splayed legs

On some occasions the incidence of splayed or twisted legs in chicken and turkey flocks increases. These issues can be linked to incubator and especially hatcher temperature and ventilation conditions. Management in the hatchery or during transportation to the farm, may also play a role. By Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón and Michael J. Wineland , North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA The incidence of splayed legs in chicks and poults at hatch is very low, normally no more than 0.35 t