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We got them as chicks and once they started laying they did terrific for the first year, after their first molt they just never really started laying again. Many days we don't get any eggs and on a good day we get one (total, not one from each). I knew they would decrease their production I just...

Thank you everyone for your advice....they haven't been laying for about a year...do you think it's safe to put new birds in with them?

They look really good, feathers are nice and sleek, they are eating layer feed supplemented with corn and green veggies, eating well....every so often one of the barred rocks sneezes but that is about it..aside from not laying and one dying they look super happy, it's really puzzling

Thank you for reading this and any help would be greatly appreciated! We started our flock with 4 hens 2 years ago, may 2011, (2 rhode Island Reds and 2 Barred Rocks). The first year they were laying but for about a year now they are barely laying...if it's a good day we get 1 egg total. A few...