raised scales

Hello, all! I am a first time chicken keeper. I had a question about my rooster. He is a 9 month old, 7 lb. Speckled Sussex named Alek Ross. In the past two days I noticed his feet were very red. His feet have always been redder than the hens, but it wasn't enough for concern. It just struck me...

I noticed that my roosters feet have started looking really rough, swollen even? The bump on his right foot is also worrisome. He is a marans, 3 years old (& huge!) & has never grown feathers on his legs/shanks/feet, ever. Are his feet abnormal looking? I know the red is hormones, it’s his...

Hi there, We got our rooster from a friend and we are relatively new to raising chickens. The scales son his feet have always been raised. Recently my husband noticed the tops of his feet were bloody and the hens were pecking at them. We suspect leg mites. We've quarantined him in the...