Batch Render issue.

I have been using the Batch Render successfully for a while but my latest renders have a problem - the models have no hair!
I notice that when loading the scenes, there is a small delay before the hair appears in the viewport, but they render fine individually.
Any ideas?
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Having the same issue, the hair usually takes a few seconds to get properly "fixed" to the figures head, so when batch rendering the render starts before everything is in place.