Oops I seemed to have lost my voice
What I was going to say is I:did say that the rescues come from different sources , even if they end up at the same centre so you could be right in thinking your last lot were from a less well managed establishment (I am being so polite there) but other reason such as the weather at present has a lot to do with a slow down in eggs being laid.
A couple of rescued hens makes anyones flock richer by their antics , if nothing else.
We have silkies,hybrids ,pure breeds and ex batts all living peacefully together in the back garden, I get a mixture of egg sizes and colours/patterns and the people that buy them wouldn't go elsewhere now as they love the mixtures and know the hens are looked after properly.
They are just lovely pets who do a lot towards contributing towards their keep which , much as I love the dogs and cats, can't be said about them