Hen not laying in the nesting boxes because of my rooster .

[1country]

I have a rooster telling my hen were to lay her eggs and its not in the nesting boxes . She's laying them on the ground and i'm affriad that the other chickens will start pecking the eggs and when they start that they won't stop . What can i do about that ?

 

[emys]

I wonder if you remove the rooster for a few days, would she lay in the boxes again?

Are they a very heavy breed? Maybe you need a nest box lower down?