We have 8 laying hens - 2 RI reds, 2 barred rocks, 2 golden laced wyandottes, and two Araucanas. We've had chickens for four years now, so we weren't suprised when the brown eggs began appearing about 4 1/2 months after we got our chicks. The girls figured out how to use the nesting boxes (we have three), and all was well. But the now 6 1/2 month-old big, beautiful Araucanas are laying nothing! We've found one blue egg in the coop, which was cracked. I've raked the pen. I've checked the boxes multiple times a day... I'm just confused. My only guess is that they're eating them immediately. But I don't know how to curb that if I never see them at it. Is it possible they're barely laying? thanks for any advice...