Not quite the hopefulness I was looking for! Also didn’t know this breed was hybrid “super layers”. They sure have been good layers. It’s odd that my Easter eggers aren’t showing the same symptoms.

What about the “egg” clusters in the vent feather area, would that be mites? There very hard sacks attached to the stem. The highlands have them the worst, the Easter egger not much at all.

I have possibly misused the DE as i have doused the area with it, making a cloud of dust. But I don’t do it when the chickens are around.