Missing scales

[duncanette]

Hi, I'm very new at backyard chickens. I've googled for this problem, but all that comes up is scale mites, and his scales look nothing like the barnacles in pictures. He is a 1yr bantam cochin roo. The red skin is smooth, he does have some pin feathers and it was suggested maybe a follicle issue, it's only on inside of legs. I didn't see any mites, and this just popped up. Could it be a maturity thing? It looks like maybe scales fell off showing raw skin, again skin is smooth and dry. While looking at his legs, I noticed, in both feet, his back tow with nail is a nub on one leg and turned upside down in the other. Bad genes or the over compensation of having to move around with all those tuff feathers in his feet.

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

My Light Brahma Roo was the same way, bad toe included. I always figured the hens were pulling his leg feathers off.

 

[coach723]

Some feather legged/footed birds have nice looking legs, some don't. I had a brahma that looked like this, and he was always breaking blood feathers on his legs. They were just always gnarly looking. I would put some coconut oil on when they looked particularly bad, and when he had new feathers coming in I would gently wrap with vet wrap/co flex, to help protect them. It may be a genetic thing, I've had others that had no problems. And often redness in roo's legs is hormonal, so that could be part of it also.

 

[duncanette]

Some feather legged/footed birds have nice looking legs, some don't. I had a brahma that looked like this, and he was always breaking blood feathers on his legs. They were just always gnarly looking. I would put some coconut oil on when they looked particularly bad, and when he had new feathers coming in I would gently wrap with vet wrap/co flex, to help protect them. It may be a genetic thing, I've had others that had no problems. And often redness in roo's legs is hormonal, so that could be part of it also.

Interesting. One thought was maturity, as he just turned a year, and my main man is an Australorp Roo, gentle giant but Solo tends sneak behind Bobs back to mount a hen, maybe his hormones are up because of competition, or like you said bad genes. I greatly appreciate your share, it makes me feel better. I do NOT breed, I did straight run the first time, and just couldn't part with the two roos. Plus, Broken Toe Bob who was hatched with a broken twisted toe on EA foot,, the Australorp is a fabulous roo, he protects his hens at all costs, he's constantly watching them, sharing his food, lol. I'm way out in the country and my birds are free range, so I need Bob, Solo tends to be his wing man, it's so fascinating to watch Bob talk, like when there's straggler hens, and Bobs already in coop, he'll start talking and Solo leaves, walks the tree line, crows, And collects the wondering hens and brings them in.
Thanks again

 

[humblehillsfarm]

My cochin roo's feet look terrible. I've had him two years and they've always been that way, red, scale, kinda fat toes. He doesn't limp and none of my other chickens have developed the problem so I just assumed it was normal for him. I've tried to do some digging on here and didn't come up with a whole lot.

 

[duncanette]

My cochin roo's feet look terrible. I've had him two years and they've always been that way, red, scale, kinda fat toes. He doesn't limp and none of my other chickens have developed the problem so I just assumed it was normal for him. I've tried to do some digging on here and didn't come up with a whole lot.

Thank you. I'm finding out I'm not alone. Buzzard, I had sent pics to a poultry supervisor and she had never seen this before.

 

[casportpony]

Hey everyone, can you all look at the OP's new thread?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bantam-cochin-red-legs-update.1400255/