I just came back from the coop and noticed that my 3 maran girls all have the same thing going on and I am not sure if this is normal or not. There legs in the past were a greying color but their feet seem to have lost that color and are pink. I am wondering if it's because it's cold and they were standing in their water? They are not having any problems walking around or standing but I don't recall seeing this on them before and it has been cold lately, was -26 the other night but they were in their insulated coop with hay over the shavings to keep them warm. HELP
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Jack Frost? Are you able to handle them and feel what the skin is like? Might it be like a cold burn? Like we get red fingers and cheeks after too much exposure?
Hi MB! Your comment got me going, so I went out and looked at my Marans feet and all of them are yellowish with a hint of gray. Not sure what type of marans you have? But mine are the Cuckoo's. Hope this helps.
true marans feet/legs should normally be white can u take pics of them at least one of the girls feet close up to see them and post it?
They seem to fine except I never noticed the pinkish feet. No swelling or anything. There legs have no yellow. They are Cuckoo Marans but look like Barred Rock but are much darker. They seem fine. I am thinking their feet were cold. They aren't the easiest things to catch, they are quite standofish compared to my Ameraucana who basically beg to be picked-up and carried around, lol.
I have a couple girls like that. Its like a rodeo!
yehaw!
I would just keep looking at them and monitor any changes.
Maybe they were just cold like grow said.