Do birds have skin or scales on their feet?

Birds have hard skin on their legs to protect the legs from rocks in rivers and lakes. BIrds definitly don't have scales on their legs. read more

What they have on their legs/feet are actually scutes (the scale-like formation on their legs and top of their feet) and reticula (the rounder “scales” on the bottom of their feet), not true scales. Bird scutes are formed from alpha keratin while true scales are formed from alpha and beta keratin. read more

Best Answer: Yes birds have scales- but you will only be able to see the scales on a large bird like a rooster. That is why mites on chicken legs are known as SCALY MITES. read more

have scales covering parts of their body Scientists also believe that birds have some very different traits from their relatives, such as feathers instead of scales (though most birds have reptile-like scales on their legs and feet), pointed beaks, and wings. read more