Coincidentally, I have always used a different feed, but the last time I went to Tractor Supply, I saw Producer's Pride one on sale and got it. My chickens haven't been laying eggs well at all since then. I just switched like two weeks ago back to a different formula (not for any reason other than I ran out, needed more, and that one was on sale). I still haven't seen an uptick in production yet, so who knows if there's actually something wrong with that formula. I wouldn't jump straight to a secret cabal either. Even if that turns out to be true, it could end up just being an unintended side effect of a new ingredient. For me personally, the weather has been changing, and my chickens are molting, so I still lean towards that as a potential cause in production drop off. Then again... nothing surprises me anymore.

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