Redness in legs

[IrishAiden]

Does anyone know why or what this redness is on Brahma rooster, Only began when he started to mature and seems to be getting darker as his comb & wattles become darker aswell.
No sign of any mites or anything like that.
Thanks

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

Normally red leg streaks on a cockerel coming into maturity are just signs of a hormone flush but your birds legs look a little different than that and what little of his scales I can see look lifted. It could just be feather pushing through.

I'd get a bottle of Lice Freee Spray! and spray his legs nightly getting the solution up under the feathers and saturating his scales. I'd treat him nightly for 10 - 14 days.

His feathered legs make applying Vaseline impractical. I also have a feathered leg rooster and I routinely run him through a course of treatment on his legs prophylactically. I find that keeps his legs in good condition.

 

[muddy75]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC. Hormones are flowing as mentioned by @DobieLover

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC.
The Cutaneous form of Mereks can cause this.
Have you brought any adult or teenaged chickens into your flock recently?

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens, And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska! The Best of Luck with your Rooster.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. I agree that it is most likely hormones causing the redness, but would also try DL's prophylactic treatment.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

I agree and would try the above ideas. Good luck!

 

[N F C]

Hi, keep us posted on how your boy is doing. Thanks for joining us!

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad that you have joined this poultry loving community.