Hi All! I am hoping that someone can shed light on my problem. We have had hens for a while and have kept them in a pen at the side of the house with free run for most of the day in the garden on grass and gravel. They laid quite happily. The fox decided to visit so we moved them to the front of the house in a large fenced area on grass. We are in a very quiet area so cars at would not be a problem. We bought 4 pol hybrids which eventually managed to produce 3 eggs per day between them but they were small. A further 4 started in the side pen with no free range and soon produced an egg each per day. We then moved them in with the others and they stopped laying. We feed layers pellets and wheat half and half and they have fresh water. The only differences i can see are the ground and the fact that they have the Cockerel at the front. sorry this is convinced but all input appreciated.