Rooster's feathered legs turning red. It is leg mites?

[chickenmama109]

Hi I have a bantam rooster that a while ago little bitty parts of his feathered leg was turing red but no one on here new what it was so I could not find anything about his legs turing red for a reason but know forgotten worse and all up on his leg know can any body tell me what's going on i can't get pics tell they go to roost because he has never liked to come to me for some reason but I will get the pics has soon has I can thanks

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Pics will help, it just sounds like hormones.

 

[Folly's place]

Probably normal, but pictures will help.
Mary

 

[Delaneygraces]

A few of my Bantam cockerels developed red legs, and still have them as roosters, so I’d agree with ButtonquailGirl14, and say it’s hormones!
Some pictures may help if it is something else though!

 

[rebrascora]

Many breeds of cockerels and roosters get a flush of red pimples up their legs due to a surge of hormones. How old is your boy?
A photo should help us confirm that.

 

[chickenmama109]

Thanks everyone I am going to get photos asap and he is one year old

 

[rebrascora]

I expected that he would be in his first season. The redness may diminish a bit as he gets older and his hormone levels settle down, but they may well flush again in the early spring each year.

 

[chickenmama109]

Thanks

 

[chickenmama109]

So sorry every one I have not had time to get the photos lol he will only let me grab him on the roosts thanks you for your help everyone