Red Bottoms?

[SHELLY]

Is it normal for the skin area around the vent to be red on a rooster that is "with" hens? It isn't just red in a circle around the vent, it is the whole bottom from tail to legs.

I have two roosters each with their own flock and noticed (while they were pecking scratch on the ground) that both of them have really really red bottoms. One is a white mutt roo and the other is a barred rock. Both are about a year old.

I have two RIR roos in a sepreate area w/o hens and they do not have this condition.

 

[DuckLady]

That might be normal. I know my roo's legs get red duing the spring/high mating season.

 

[CUDA]

Yes, it is normal for most breeds. Reddish to pinkish tinted skin is also a good sign of health in your fowl. A white vent are can mean a vitamin deficiency in some cases, a lack of iron. Orientals have very red skin, so some of it depends on the breed too.

 

[SHELLY]

Thanks. I won't wory too much, they seem fine.