Shrinking comb?

[BillinasBackyard]

Hello everyone, I am looking for some help on my 6 month old Barnevelder hen. She was steadily laying for about 1.5 months before she suddenly stopped about 2 weeks ago. Her face is still bright red, she is eating, drinking and acting completely normally however, her comb seems to be much smaller. Still healthy looking, not pale or ashy, just small. This is our first time with Barnevelders and we have read and been told that they lay through winter, its October and only slightly cold. Her sister (same age) is still laying. Should I be concerned??

 

[Paz]

Hello, it seems to me that your hen is cold, or feels the season changes. In some hens, the comb becomes smaller during the winter, some will molt and begin laying again after a month or so, and some will stop laying for the entire winter.