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Hello, Maudie, and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
I agree with @sourland that your flock is going through their first adult molt. It will nearly always stop egg production for the bird going through it. I don't blame them. I have one that looks like a white porcupine and she seems positively miserable.
 
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Maudie said:
I inherited some chickens from granddaughters project. I feed them scratch mixed with layena and oyster shell but read that scratch is insufficient to fee my chickens. I have 5,a rooster and 4 hens all approximately 1 1/2 years old. We have 3 acres and they pretty well free range but want to know what kind of feed to feed them. I am 78 and still garden some so they really enjoyed my tomato plants. I used to do rescues taking in and fostering dogs and cats but it got too much as I am
"getting" older. Still have 3 dogs and multiple cats that call this place home. They as well as the chickens all get along really well especially since the 4 legged one fear the fly swatter. Any help you can give me on the correct feed would be appreciated. They were laying eggs regularly until this last cold snap.
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Welcome to BYC! We're glad to have you here! :welcome

My chickens are around the same age, and the same thing is happening to me. I agree with @sourland -- it is their first molt. Best of luck!
 
Hi! :frow Welcome to BYC! Since you have a rooster, I would recommend a switch to All Flock or Flock Raiser feed and offer oyster shell on the side. I know you don't have to offer grit if you free range, but I do because I'm not convinced their is any little rocks in my orchard where they range. I wouldn't throw out what you have but mix the two foods together until you run out of the old and then make the switch.
 

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