Yellow Feet on Old Chicken what does it mean?

[eggcatcher]

I have a Leghorn hen that is about 5 yo. I know that when chicks are young their feet are yellow. Also a sign that they are laying is that their feet turn white. This hen had white feet and was a good layer. Now her feet are as yellow as can be. Does that mean she is not laying anymore? Is she going through a midlife crisis? LOL Does it mean anything?

 

[eggcatcher]

I have a Leghorn hen that is about 5 yo. I know that when chicks are young their feet are yellow. Also a sign that they are laying is that their feet turn white. This hen had white feet and was a good layer. Now her feet are as yellow as can be. Does that mean she is not laying anymore? Is she going through a midlife crisis? LOL Does it mean anything?

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[Den in Penn]

Being a white egg layer she shouldn't be using too many of the stored pigments in her body so the change in the color of the legs may well mean little. It could be that she has stopped. or that she has been eating a richer supply of pigment. Given her age I would check to see if her pubic bones are wide, or put her is a cage to see if see is laying. If you are curious.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Being a white egg layer she shouldn't be using too many of the stored pigments in her body so the change in the color of the legs may well mean little. It could be that she has stopped. or that she has been eating a richer supply of pigment. Given her age I would check to see if her pubic bones are wide, or put her is a cage to see if see is laying. If you are curious.

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Not all that many 5 year old super layers lay much anymore.