Pink Feet

[scjcb37]

They are 10 months.

 

[scjcb37]

It is change. I am kinda a crazy chicken lady (as my husband thinks), and i keep a very close eye on their heath and bodies for any changes . They are my girls ❤

Are you sure it is a change, or did you just notice it? It looks like a normal foot to me, I think the skin is a bit thinner there between the toes, hence the color of the blood shows through a bit more.

Several years ago, I noticed a brighter red stripe going up my roosters legs in the spring... which is a great deal like the sap rising in a tree. Hormonal changes in fertility levels. These birds keep us guessing.

 

[Sarasarasara222]

I agree

Are you sure it is a change, or did you just notice it? It looks like a normal foot to me, I think the skin is a bit thinner there between the toes, hence the color of the blood shows through a bit more.

Several years ago, I noticed a brighter red stripe going up my roosters legs in the spring... which is a great deal like the sap rising in a tree. Hormonal changes in fertility levels. These birds keep us guessing.

It would be normal, does it get very cold where you live? Just in case Yu would have to take precautions.

 

[aart]

I noticed a brighter red stripe going up my roosters legs

First time I noticed this, it freaked me out.
Then I learned....Normal.

 

[scjcb37]

So far our lowest has been in the teens, but seems to be hoveri g in tbe 20's

I agree

It would be normal, does it get very cold where you live? Just in case Yu would have to take precautions.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They are 10 months.

Your birds are still maturing, so that's why it changed.

 

[scjcb37]

Thank You!

Your birds are still maturing, so that's why it changed.

 

[gypsylady32]

The last couple nights here in TN have been around 31 degrees and both of my barred rock hens woken up with pink feet, especially between toes. I read on another site that during the winter, a chickens feet increase circulation by 40% thus the pinkness. Does this sound right to you? The girls don’t have mites or bumble foot. They seem to feel perfectly fine. Their coop has good ventilation at the roofline and I have plastic wrapped around the outside to prevent drafts. This is my first winter having chickens so I’m trying hard to make sure I’m doing it all right!

 

[aart]

I read on another site that during the winter, a chickens feet increase circulation by 40% thus the pinkness. Does this sound right to you?

Yes.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

The last couple nights here in TN have been around 31 degrees and both of my barred rock hens woken up with pink feet, especially between toes. I read on another site that during the winter, a chickens feet increase circulation by 40% thus the pinkness. Does this sound right to you? The girls don’t have mites or bumble foot. They seem to feel perfectly fine. Their coop has good ventilation at the roofline and I have plastic wrapped around the outside to prevent drafts. This is my first winter having chickens so I’m trying hard to make sure I’m doing it all right!

Im pretty sure its hormones and not circulations as I read birds don't have blood flow to their feet, I know ducks don't