Do all pullets faces turn red?

[Honeybear77]

I have a bunch of barnyard mixes, all bantams but three are bigger and have beards and muffs. It’s possible they are half ameraucana. The farmer I got them from has one standard size ameraucana roo. Anyway 4 out of 5 of my littler pullets have started laying and have really bright red faces. But the other three have more greyish faces and so many feathers it’s hard to see their skin! Will they get as red when they’re ready to lay? I’m unsure of their exact age but all are approx 24 weeks!

 

[Weeg]

That is perfectly normal. they are maturing, slower then the other hens, but will still get there on there own paces. They are very pretty!

 

[Honeybear77]

That is perfectly normal. they are maturing, and getting ready to lay. Pretty hens!

Thanks! I hope so! I’m anxious to see if they lay slightly bigger eggs and maybe even blue! They seem so far behind the smaller ones.

 

[aart]

But the other three have more greyish faces and so many feathers it’s hard to see their skin! Will they get as red when they’re ready to lay?

Easier to see the combs get red.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[KingD]

Hens faces will reden when they are getting ready to lay.

 

[Fallenone05]

Usually yes! A lot of my girls are finally starting to get really red in the face and I'm excited because it means eggs soon, I hope!

I have a hen that was born with black legs and black skin on her face. There's some SLIGHT red on her cheeks but her comb stays black, though. Sometimes chickens are weird and vary from the norm!

 

[KingD]

I forgot to say that they will also go red if they're embarrassed

 

[ackie]

Easier to see the combs get red.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

Laughing at the idea of hens squatting for me. My birds just run away.

 

[Honeybear77]

Easier to see the combs get red.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

Thank you. I did read that article recently and it was very helpful. I can’t actually get my hands on these guys unless they’re sleeping, but I may try and check them out.

Usually yes! A lot of my girls are finally starting to get really red in the face and I'm excited because it means eggs soon, I hope!

I have a hen that was born with black legs and black skin on her face. There's some SLIGHT red on her cheeks but her comb stays black, though. Sometimes chickens are weird and vary from the norm!

Yes. This is what I was wondering I guess. Do all breeds go red in the face?!

And as part two of this thread, will a half bantam half large fowl lay bigger eggs? Or could that go either way?

 

[Honeybear77]

Laughing at the idea of hens squatting for me. My birds just run away.

Me too lol