Red feet & scaley legs - HELP - Normal or NOT?

[heybarb]

I have 2 questions...the first has to do with my bantam buff cochin. I noticed a few days ago that he has quite a bit of redness on his legs and feet. He is 6 months old, free ranges all day. The coop has sand mixed w/DE inside. Because of all his feathers, I had a hard time getting pictures, but here are a few that I took this afternoon:








The 2nd question has to do with one of my hens. She's a leghorn mix, 6 months old. She has some funny spots on the front of her "ankles." Here's a picture I took this afternoon:




So, is this normal or not? If not, any ideas on what it is or how to treat it? Thanks!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Part of the redness on your rooster is from plucking feathers out, it happens in feather legged breeds. But most of it is just from his age - males legs turn red when they get close to breeding age.

Not sure about the pullets legs - I haven't seen that before.

 

[heybarb]

Thanks for the input. I think I was more worried about the rooster, so thanks for your thoughts. It's nice to know that it's OK.

Neither one seems real serious, so I guess I'll just keep my eyes on them and see if they get worse.