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That's just plain old flock management. Nothing callous about that. Too many birds? You cull some for the good of the flock. Birds don't fit your flock goals? Cull them and either leave things be, or get birds that do meet your goals. We all have different ways of flock management. Culling...

How big is the run in feet by feet? Do you have places where the younger girls can get away from the older ones? In a coop that size, I don't think they can get far enough away for the older ones to think they're showing the proper "respect".

You have 22 chickens in an 8x8 coop? Do they have a run or free range? That is definitely tight quarters for that many birds. It's possible you have egg eaters. They could be too stressed to lay. It could be that some just haven't started back up yet. Check for lice and mites. Are all their...