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I have 6 chickens since May 2010. They developed normally and started laying about the end of that year. They layed about 4-5 eggs daily until about the end of 2011. Over that winter they all stopped laying and they seemed to be molting at various times. By about March/April of 2012 they started to lay 2-3 eggs per day. By July they went back down to 2 eggs a day and no eggs every 3rd or 4th day. I have them on Agway Egg Producer since they started laying and have not changed feed at any time . I give them a treat of plain Yoguart 1x every week or two. I also give them bread every so often or occasional extra vegetables that we have . I am careful to make sure that nothing is spoiled or moldy. The coop is about 6x8 with about a 12x 6 outdoor run . Its not sterile but I keep it clean by cleaning up about every 5 days. They have never been visibly ill and appear healthy now. Since I don't have any other experience with chickens I was wondering if this is normal for them. Any help or advise is greatly appreciated