Pullet? What's wrong with her feet?

[drumstick diva]

American game hens. Just reading "toe punch," makes me squirm - awful.

 

[Latestarter]

Toe punch is no different that notching ears, nose rings, ear tags, branding or any of the other things done to/for livestock for ID purposes. Matter of fact we humans "ear punch" ourselves... well, I don't, but SOME of us do, as well as body punch; noses/cheeks/lips/eyebrows/tongues, and the areas go on from there.

 

[Enchanted1s]

Their green/bluish legs stood out even more when they were younger. The color seems to be fading a bit? Tiny Tina - with the punched feet - has decided she likes me! She now follows me around (wanting mealworms) and is no longer afraid of me or Rudy (the Roo)! Now, her sister seems to remain afraid of everyone & everything.

Today - for the first time - Tootie (the Hen) took mealworms from my hand! Maybe I didn't have to buy babies to have a chicken than would let me handle her! But these baby chicks are so darn cute!

 

[JedJackson]

Their green/bluish legs stood out even more when they were younger. The color seems to be fading a bit? Tiny Tina - with the punched feet - has decided she likes me! She now follows me around (wanting mealworms) and is no longer afraid of me or Rudy (the Roo)! Now, her sister is seems to remain afraid of everyone & everything.

Today - for the first time - Tootie (the Hen) took mealworms from my hand! Maybe I didn't have to buy babies to have a chicken than would let me handle her! But these baby chicks are so darn cute!

There are tons of different strains of American Games and some do have blue legs. Those birds in your pictures look like pretty pure game hens. It's amazing you've tamed them as much as you have. They are usually pretty cautious around humans.

Toe punching is used by some breeders to identify chicks but it's not something I would do. It's easy enough in my opinion to use non-toxic color markers to identify chicks and then leg bands once the birds are big enough and have feathered out.