I Thought Their Pale Combs Are Normal?

[Fluffy_Butt_Hutt]

All my barred rock girls have a pale pink skin-like color to their combs and kind of always have. When they're playing pretty hard their ear flaps might turn pink but that's it. I've checked for ticks, they get DE in dirt baths and run. Their poos don't seem to have signs of worms when I dig through them and they did get de-wormed almost three weeks ago. Two of them have a barbie-pink that turns red when they're running/flying around. The first picture is my reddest girl when she was sitting. Her comb will match the watermelon in the background if she's flying anywhere.
The second picture is one of my pale ones. Four of them have similar colors to her on a normal.

Is this just normal with a barred rock or should I be concerned? I don't see any loner behavior or lack of energy.

Making this post just to be safe.

 

[nuthatched]

Normal for non laying birds.
Stop the de, it's more harmful than helpful

 

[Fluffy_Butt_Hutt]

Normal for non laying birds.
Stop the de, it's more harmful than helpful

I have been aware of possible issues DE could cause well before I started using it. I only use it after I soak down their run to absorb a little moisture. No more than half a cup in 50 sq ft. Sand, dirt from another side of the yard, and grass clippings goes over it. They have an optional dust bath which is a tote. (Consisting of mostly dirt, very old wood ash, and 1/4th cup DE in the 10 pounds) It's also watered down every three days to keep it moist and not a respiratory nightmare. Half of them prefer the tote over the ground. Food grade is used. I am entirely fine sitting a foot away from them as they dust bathe. Thank you for the concern over DE, but I'm pretty sure I'm using it correctly.

I didn't mention it in the post, but these girls are also 17 to 21 weeks old. Some have already started laying. This problem is more evident in my 17 week olds, so I'll watch if they get more red in a month.

 

[nuthatched]

I have been aware of possible issues DE could cause well before I started using it. I only use it after I soak down their run to absorb a little moisture. No more than half a cup in 50 sq ft. Sand, dirt from another side of the yard, and grass clippings goes over it. They have an optional dust bath which is a tote. (Consisting of mostly dirt, very old wood ash, and 1/4th cup DE in the 10 pounds) It's also watered down every three days to keep it moist and not a respiratory nightmare. Half of them prefer the tote over the ground. Food grade is used. I am entirely fine sitting a foot away from them as they dust bathe. Thank you for the concern over DE, but I'm pretty sure I'm using it correctly.

I didn't mention it in the post, but these girls are also 17 to 21 weeks old. Some have already started laying. This problem is more evident in my 17 week olds, so I'll watch if they get more red in a month.

They will, as they mature and get into lay. They're normal .

 

[WingItRanch]

I agree. The pale combs are completely normal. They will only turn bright red when they're laying. It's just hormones. They may get pale again if they stop laying due to molting season. Or as they age.