change of color in my chickens legs

[kens147]

my chickens legs have changed from yellow to a reddish is there a resson

 

[3goodeggs]

are they youngsters? Mine started changing as they got closer to laying.

 

[kens147]

less than a year

 

[flakey chick]

Roosters get red stripes from their testosterone fluctuation. (My top hen gets it too)

 

[kens147]

thanks

 

[jenjscott]

You will also find that free ranging can make them more yellow, as will corn. But too much corn is not good.

 

[kens147]

thanks