Of my first 5 chickens bought about Easter, 3 were already laying 4 to 5 eggs each, every week. Then I added 8 fuzz-balls, all of which look like grown up chickens now. They are 21 weeks today. The good layers stopped almost exactly at the same time in August, when I started finding feathers every where. About a month ago, I increased the protein in their feed and started letting them out from about 9 AM to 6 PM most days. About 2 weeks ago I started getting 2 eggs every other day, a green one and a brown one. The white egg layer has yet to start up again. And, as far as I know, none of the younger ones are laying. I catch a few of the younger ones sitting on the nest after eggs have been laid, but don't know if it's them, or the big girls. Any suggestions? I'm going to look for a Flock Block to see if that helps. Hubby says the eggs are still about $20 each!