chickens haven't laid eggs....

How does the poop looks like? Picture?

How many hours of sunlight do they get now? Do you keep them in a dark coop during the night and morning?
How many hours of sunlight do they get now? Do you keep them in a dark coop during the night and morning?

What is the temperature day/night?

Did you check on lice? Did you look with a torch at night? Do they have / do you offer them a dust bath?

Id chickens stop laying in autumn they often start laying again early spring. But I find it very early to stop laying eggs end summer.

ps, maybe someone who has RIR can tell if it’s common that this breed stops laying eggs this early?
 
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Usually when my production reds have stopped laying, normally it's because there's a predator that keeps scoping them out (seems to be the hawks that stress them out the most). I've been having the issue lately, but it seems they're molting so I'm thinking this is why I've been getting 1 or 2 eggs at most and many days, there aren't any.

If the chickens aren't eating good, sometimes they won't lay eggs. If their food is being stolen by pests or if they are being broody and staying in the nesting box nearly all day then they may not lay well. I kind of doubt all of your hens are broody, though.

I wonder if age of your chickens is a factor? I've only had chickens for a little over a year, but I've heard when some chickens reach 2 years old or more that they start laying less and less. I'm not sure if this is true for all chickens, but that could be a thing to consider.
 

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