Chicken's feet are pale

[berryncherry]

Recently, I have been looking at the photos of my chickens from quite a while back. That's when I noticed that my two comets and two leghorns used to have bright yellow feet. Now, the leghorn's feet are pale and almost white. The feet of my comets are also pale, and the color looks like it's fading. Would there be something wrong with the color of their feet? If so, how can I cure it?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

How old are they? Older, egg specialty breeds can start bleaching as they get older

 

[berryncherry]

The hens(two comets and two leghorns) are all about 1 year old.

 

[NatJ]

For yellow-skinned chickens, the more eggs they lay, the paler their skin gets. The color is going into the egg yolks instead. This does not hurt the chicken.

This can even be used to tell which hens are better layers. I've seen charts about which parts bleach in what length of time. I don't remember the order, but the vent, beak, and legs all lose their yellow color. When the hens take a break from laying (like for molting), the yellow starts to come back. If some hens have much paler legs than others, they are probably your best layers!

 

[berryncherry]

Thanks for the information!