we keep about 60-70 free range chickens and most of them arent that old, some are only just gone past point of lay... all of a sudden we went from having about 30 eggs a day to no eggs a day and i have no idea whats wrong with them.. they are acting normal even though we have had a few ill and die and the eggs arent being hidden anywhere...does anyone have a clue what might have caused this...
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