Loosing face feathers

[Audrie80]

In the past few days my 23 week old ameraucana is loosing feathers around her mouth only (not body). It’s August, so it’s not the molting season as far as I can tell that would be autumn.

She’s been laying eggs daily for the past three weeks and stopped laying for the past two days.

Isn’t she too young for molting? Is she sick?

 

[CluckerFamily]

Is she the only one with the fluffy face feathers?

 

[Audrie80]

No there are two other ameraucanas with fluffy faces. She is the only one loosing feathers and the only one laying eggs