I'm experiencing the same problems too, as well as not being able to make peanut butter or craft anything at all in my studios or candle maker. whenever I set up anything in them the chicken pays a visit shortly afterwards & when I check back nothing is crafting. I've tried quickly setting something else off in another machine straight afterwards .... the chicken showed up along the screen & when I checked, my candles ( tried both birthday & ordinary, mixed & separately) weren't crafting but the juices that I started after them were still being made. so annoying ... I need to be able to make birthday candles & plates at some point