I said scratch, I meant feed. We give them high protein layer feeds mixed with dried powdered egg shells and a bit of beetroot powder as a vitamin boost. Zero scratch.
We have barred rock, rhode island reds, and easter eggers.
Got them as chicks April 2016.
All normal until this summer, they stopped laying, then maybe a month later they started molting. They finished molting a month ago. In total it's been around 4 or 5 months of literally zero blue eggs...