What Is Wrong With My Hen's Feet?

[corliss]

I've got an 8 month old SLW who started a mini-moult last week, mostly on her neck. It has changed her behavior significantly and now she is the peck-ee, not the peck-er, as before. But what worries me is that her feet (especially between the claws) and legs are suddenly displaying this pinkish/reddish color. I hope the pictures show this clearly. Please let me know if you recognize the problem and what I might do about it. I greased her up with shea butter tonight but I doubt that's going to do much.

 

[Hollywood Chickens]

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Looks like hormonal changes. Is she laying?

As a side note, most often that color change can be seen more on a rooster. Are you sure she is not a he?

 

[corliss]

Absolutely positive she is a she as she's been laying since early August. Do their feet change color temporarily when they moult?

 

[Judy]

because I've been noticing the same thing. I keep thinking, oh horrors, leg mites, but there is no sign, and I've never seen any kind of mite on them anywhere.

It's only on a few of mine, more the roos than the hens and more on the light leg colors. Would love to be assured it's hormonal.

I do have some molting; I'll have to look to see whether there is a correlation.

 

[Hollywood Chickens]

Mine are molting and laying and their feet turned pink like that, IDK why but since they are acting normal otherwise I wasn't concerned, but I would be interested to know why.