I don't know what's wrong!

[enola]

below are pics of her a month ago. Sorry I took so long to get the pics.

Her comb is not missing. A month ago she was laying, now she is molting. Her comb appears to have disappeared because molting, non-laying hen's combs shrink. I am assuming you have a rooster that is causing the small bald patch behind her comb. Roosters don't care if a hen is molting, they will still mate her. Pulling those feathers out in the process.......

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Her comb is not missing. A month ago she was laying, now she is molting. Her comb appears to have disappeared because molting, non-laying hen's combs shrink.

I am assuming you have a rooster that is causing the small bald patch behind her comb. Roosters don't care if a hen is molting, they will still mate her. Pulling those feathers out in the process.......

Agreed - this is not a missing comb, just a shrunken one.

 

[Americano Blue]

It might just be me but I don't see where she is missing part of her comb, looks like her feathers behind her comb have been plucked. Do you have a rooster? Have you checked for mites/lice?

Really?? I swear her comb was larger. (so confused)
No I don' t have a rooster. don't like them.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Really?? I swear her comb was larger. (so confused)
No I don' t have a rooster. don't like them.

Then I would be dusting them for lice and mites. That means a complete coop clean out also. Feather chewing lice make chickens miserable. Check the area about 2inches below the vent for lice egg sacks attached to the feather shaft.

http://parasitipedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2540&Itemid=2816

 

[Mickey Lou 04]

She probably molting or has mites/lice then. Check her vent for mites/lice. To do that you look at you look at the base of the feather and look for white/brown clusters on the feathers, similar to the way lice is on human hair. (No chicken lice won't transfer to you.) Mites/lice usually go for the vent first because it is dark and moist, which are prime conditions for them.

 

[Americano Blue]

She probably molting or has mites/lice then. Check her vent for mites/lice. To do that you look at you look at the base of the feather and look for white/brown clusters on the feathers, similar to the way lice is on human hair. (No chicken lice won't transfer to you.) Mites/lice usually go for the vent first because it is dark and moist, which are prime conditions for them.

I will check for that in the morning.

 

[Mickey Lou 04]

If you don't see mites/lice then could you maybe take a photo of her wing out stretched? Then based on her wing feathers you can tell if she is molting or is going to molt. Or at least that's what I have been taught through 4-H.

 

[chkn]

You know, is it just me or does she look a little puffy around the eyes. Normally that might indicate a sinus infection but I'm wondering if it's just a lot of mites. Have you thought about using Ivermectin?

 

[Fancychooklady]

Macrocyclic lactones like ivomectin are useless against mites.

http://parasitipedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2540&Itemid=2816

Ivomectin is only useful against lice.

 

[chkn]

Strange they think Ivermectin is useless because Ivermectin is used for all types of mite problems on both animals and people. I think they are somehow misinformed and I've had good results with it myself (the pour on). For non blood sucking mites I may add a few drops of Frontline for cats. Anyway, a pretty big bang for the buck.