No eggs and odd looking feathers - help!

TanyaTS

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My just over a year old Calico Princess hasn’t laid in almost 3 months, and it has coincided with bad looking tail feathers. Please see photos attached - she hasn’t lost any feathers Checked for egg bound months ago when this first began . No visible worms in poop, comb and wattles nice bright red, eating and drinking normally. I’ve searched here on the topic and have tried adding vitamins and minerals to feed, went back to higher protein feed to see if that would help (they are on Dumor ) - but still no eggs and sad looking feathers. I occasionally add sunflower seeds to feed as a treat and wondering if that was messing things up then I read sunflower seeds are good for feather health. Any other ideas?
 

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Any other ideas?
Do you free range @TanyaTS ?
She may be hiding her eggs.

Time for an exam:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

Then:
Free range birds sometimes need to be 'trained'(or re-trained) to lay in the coop nests, especially new layers. Leaving them locked in the coop for a week or so can help 'home' them to lay in the coop nests. Fake eggs/golf balls in the nests can help 'show' them were to lay. They can be confined to coop and maybe run 24/7 for a few days to a week, provided you have adequate space and ventilation, or confine them at least until mid to late afternoon. You help them create a new habit and they will usually stick with it. ..at least for a good while, then repeat as necessary.
 

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