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I will check for night mites at night. But I have realized that more hens are laying than I thought; just not everyday day more like every other other day.

I give them a treat once a day after breakfast (it's become the ritual), from old bread to watermelon rinds or other pieces of fruit (no citrus). They always have oyster shell available. As for the fecal sample I'm not sure, they look healthy and a good weight, but I know outside looks can be...

My coop is set up with a small protected run and then we added a much larger fenced in yard. There's no place except one where they would lay an egg, and I check that spot regularly.

I feed them flock raiser since not all of them are laying I didn't want the extra calcium in layer to hurt their kidneys. I live on the coast, and are hottest days have been in the mid 60's or below. We have had some predators, but nothing that I know that visited them directly. They don't eat...

I was actually thinking could worms be a possibility? I don't see any in their poop, and no, I have never wormed them. I will check for mites next time I go out.

I have 4 BR and 5 RIR and am only getting 0-2 eggs a day and out of the same hens. I'm trying to figure out why the others aren't laying. They get plenty of sleep, food, water,and have a big fenced yard. I've looked to see if they've been laying in the yard but have found nothing. Only one of...