Are white feet ok?

Yes it is fine. If his leg feathers are white his feet will be too.

That is incorrect. Feather color is not related nor has any influence on leg color. If that were the case then my French wheaten marans would have near black legs (which they don't) and would not meet the SOP.

Since you chicken is a cross breed there is no SOP so they could be any color of the rainbow and it would be acceptable.
 
That is incorrect. Feather color is not related nor has any influence on leg color. If that were the case then my French wheaten marans would have near black legs (which they don't) and would not meet the SOP.

Since you chicken is a cross breed there is no SOP so they could be any color of the rainbow and it would be acceptable.

With white yes it does, 90% of the time.
 
View attachment 1220670 It's just that his feet are really white (albino like) he was bred from our chickens that only have yellow feet and it was just concerning, with the black dots. I haven't experienced it before
Nothing concerning about it. It's just hidden genes popping up. Part of the fun of mixed breeds. If you're interested in skin/shank color inheritance check out this article

https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/gms10-skin-and-shank-color/

With white yes it does, 90% of the time.
There are many breeds with white and Columbian varieties that have yellow skin and legs. Rocks, Leghorns, Brahmas, Wyandottes, Cochins, Cornish and Delawares come to mind.
 
Skin and leg color do not determine feather color.
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Within limits, breed usually determines leg color. Feather color is the variety. Some breeds come in as many as 10 or more color variations but don't come in that many leg colors.

While on the subject, earlobe color doesn't determine egg color even though MOST white lobe birds lay white eggs. The aforementioned breeds, Penes and Emps both have white earlobes but lay extremely dark eggs.
 
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Agree with Junebuggena. Skin color is separate from plumage color. White leghorns, white rocks, Rhode Island whites, white Chanteclers, white Japanese bantams, white Cornish-- these are some of the breeds that have white feathers and yellow legs.
 

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