Pullets comb/wattles change colors...instantly!?

[Shannon's Chix]

My 4 pullets are 17 weeks old and 2 of them are getting some color but usually it's really red and tonight for example, I picked one up and she sat in my lap and was petting her, and right before my eyes her whole face went pale! is this normal???

 

[stuckinthecity]

pale combs can be because of worms, might wana try to worm them, and Ive heard if a chicken has a bad heart, when picked up, the comb turns darker... but not lighter? This is pretty weird!

 

[canada-goose]

Their faces get pale when they relax.

 

[ella]

Yes, chickens can blush, on roosters with light skin you can even see it on their legs. I don't remember ever having one go paler, but I'm sure it's normal. Maybe she was blushing when you first picked her up, then relaxed?