Red leg scales

[ChickenClaw03]

Hi,

I’m not sure if this is something I should be concerned about, but I’ve noticed that my Barnevelder hen has red marks on her leg scales that I haven’t seen before. I have checked my other hens legs and they don’t have the marks.

Does anyone know what it is or how I can treat it if necessary?

 

[Red-The-Roo]

It's a normal occurrence in some birds (especially roosters), nothing to be worried about

 

[ChickenClaw03]

It's a normal occurrence in some birds (especially roosters), nothing to be worried about

Thanks, I was worried it was some kind of allergic reaction or irritant.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Welcome from New Orleans. There seems to be a few spots where it looks like some scales may be missing. A little Neosporin can't hurt and may help those spots heal faster. If the other chickens start pecking at the red spots, we have something here called bluecote. I may have misspelled it, or it may have another name where you live. It covers the red, making it less interesting to the other chickens. Good Luck, I hope it is just the normal red streaks my rooster used to get when he was interested in "playing" with the hens.

 

[ChickenClaw03]

Welcome from New Orleans. There seems to be a few spots where it looks like some scales may be missing. A little Neosporin can't hurt and may help those spots heal faster. If the other chickens start pecking at the red spots, we have something here called bluecote. I may have misspelled it, or it may have another name where you live. It covers the red, making it less interesting to the other chickens. Good Luck, I hope it is just the normal red streaks my rooster used to get when he was interested in "playing" with the hens.

So far the other chickens haven’t seemed to even notice the red leg marks. I don’t currently have Neosporin, but to do have vetericyn spray and petroleum jelly.