Mine stopped as well. I have 8 hens(4 EE's, 2 Silver laced Wyandotts, and two Marans. . two are just 6 mos old and have not layed as of yet. I added two shop lights to the run two weeks ago (10x20 run). They just started laying last week, I am up to 3-4 eggs a day. two of the EE's lay every...
They did great for a couple days, then some of the adults started herding them into a corner and would not let them leave. Now They are separated most of the time again. I fenced off a 10X5'area for them.
We have a flock of 8 hens and one rooster. Ages 6 mos to two years. We have a dozen 7-8 week olds that we have just added into a wired off section of the run so they can get used to each other. How long should we wait before letting them socialize with the rest of the flock?