red legs/feet?!

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

My rooster has redness in his legs/feet that worrying me. None of my other chickens have it so i doubt its bugs or anything.. i cant really pick him up because he is SUPER afraid of me.. but i can get rather close.. and i dont see anything wrong...

 

[ruthless]

How old is he? Is it just red lines down his legs or redness and swelling of the legs?

 

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

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Just redness. i dont think any swelling.. hes a few months

 

[stoopid]

Feather- or clean legged?

 

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

Thats a pic of him. (you cant see redness

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[Iheartchicks<3:)]

help?

 

[ChickenCrazy4ever]

Someone else posted on a post similar to this saying sometimes roosters get it for no apparent reason. I'm not sure whether or not that's true though.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

This may not help much but here's a go anyhow:

"Cracked feet and foot dermatitis may be pantothenic acid or biotin deficiency, but scaly leg is caused by mites. Footpad dermatitis and hock lesion are often caused by poor litter conditions.

from this website:
http://www.canadianpoultry.ca/chapter_v.htm

And here is a thread where folks say it is hormones:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=335306