Egg laying not in nest boxes

[atcavi8or]

I had been checking for eggs daily for the last couple weeks since they turned 18 weeks and none yet. Sunday I went inside the coop to refill the feeder and I just happened to see a clutch of 6 eggs in a corner of the coop that isn’t really noticeable. All 6 are the same color and I assume from the same hen. I collected them and then today there was another egg laid but it was on the poop pan under the roosts. How can I coax them to lay in the nesting boxes? I have a couple ceramic eggs in the boxes. I am thinking about putting some of the real eggs in there. Any ideas?

 

[sourland]

Is there adequate bedding in the nest boxes ? Obscuring part of the opening with a curtain and adding nest eggs generally convinces them to use the nest boxes.

 

[MarkJr]

Pictures of your setup will help immensely