brahma losing feathers on one foot?

[affacat]

Our dark brahma roo (young, still... but getting near full size) seems to be having some sort of foot issue. My wife noticed some blood yesterday, possibly a missing feather on his foot. Today, there's a small patch of missing feathers. His foot itself seems fine, just a bare patch, didn't see any more blood.

Is this something we need to worry about? Moulting?

 

[amberflea]

Typically when my Brahmas molt you will be able to see their whole body losing feathers, they will look patchy, and the foot feathers are also lost, but I have never seen blood. Have you checked for scaly mites or other foot issues?

 

[Miss Lydia]

someone might be feather pecking, sitting beside each other on the roost sometimes will cause them to just reach over and peck out a few feathers, especially if your seeing blood. but better check for leg mites because they would make him peck his own feathers out.