My Lavender Cockerel has GREY & RED Combs - why?

[tysonandperdue]

I have a healthy 14 week old lavender orpington cockerel....but his combs are a mixture of GREY and RED. Will the combs turn all RED when he matures or will they always be a mixture of grey and red? See photos below. Rooster is on the right in the 1st photo. I have had chickens for over a dozen years and my cockerels always had red coombs (never a mixture of two colors).

Is this a flaw?

Any help would be very much appreciated.

 

[HenThymes]

Just from my experience with my own lav orp stock I would say yes he will change to all red as he matures. I have even had some pullets have all black combs when young and end up beautiful bright red when mature.

 

[tysonandperdue]

Thank you so much. I was hoping somebody out there would post that the combs of their lavender orps had changed from red/grey to bright red. The contrast of bright red against a lavender body is absolutely beautiful.