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Have had 4 chooks for 3 months now. 2warrens and 2 light sussex. I have only had a max of 3 eggs once, but usually 1 -2 eggs. The 2 light sussex have been laying since buying them and I think only one warren is laying. The last couple of days they have not laid at all. I think they are being fed properly.They have layers mash and corn mixed 50:50 in the morning and then some treats in the afternoon, greens, bannana, the odd bit of bread. Am I doing anything wrong.

You could try just giving mash in the morning, then that way they will eat it and get all their nutrients from the mash instead of flicking it out the way to get at the corn. Give the corn later in the day with their treats.
Poultry spice sprinkled on mash is a tonic if the birds are feeling a little off colour.
Is their poo ok, any got the runs or mucky vent feathers around the back end?
Have you wormed them since you got them?

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Thanks Kirsty, Nice clean vent feathers, the occasional runny poo, they have been wormed and i have used some apple cider vinegar in their water recently. I will try the mash in the morning and corn in the afternoon. Heres hoping. Made a lemon drizzle cake using their eggs last night, wow tasted fantastic my wife thinks I should enter it into the local allotment show!!!!!!!!! I think it will all be gone by lunchtime

As Kirsty b has said really. Reduce back on all the 'nice' bits. The layers mash is a complete ration of everything they need for a balanced diet. The more 'nice' bits you then give them, the more you are unbalancing their diet. A handful of corn later in the day is all they should need between them with the layers ration given on an add lib basis all the time.

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