Is she molting?

Bear4boo

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Just wondering if it looks like she is molting? Or is something else going on? She is losing feathers under her neck and chest. Isn’t this a weird time of year to molt? Also, is the white on her comb from frostbite? She is acting normal and laying daily.
 

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Check her for lice and mites.
Is she getting any new pin feathers in on her chest? She may be going through a light molt, but she may also have a buddy/neighbor that is plucking a few feathers here and there. Could be she's plucking at herself - see that her crop is emptying overnight.

Back tip of comb may have a bit of frostbite, hard to tell, could be dirt on the rest of her comb.
 

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