hens not laying

[Millettes Flock]

I am new to raising chickens. I started with 8 chicks and 3 months later I grew tired of buying eggs so I added 4 laying hens to the flock. The hens layed 3 eggs the first day, 2 the next, and 1 for a few days later. Now it has been 2 weeks without any eggs and I am wondering what I may be doing wrong.
I have them set up in a coop with a fenced in yard that they can run around in. I have water and food in the coop and through food in the yard so they can scratch/eat while out in the yard, I have even been giving them dried meal worms for a treat but still have no egg production.
The 8 younger chickens were peeking at the older hens at first and I figured that the hens were stressing and that is the reason they stopped laying but now they are all getting along and still no eggs.

How long will I have to wait until they start laying again?
Also, is there any thing else I should be feeding/doing to help them produce eggs?

 

[foxychicking]

The only thing I can suggest is to buy poultry grit and to mix it into there food! hope this helps!

 

[nbenevento]

What are you feeding them? Are you feeding them layer feed or the same chick starter that you are giving the chicks? Are you also providing them oyster shell?

 

[Millettes Flock]

I am feeding them layer mash.

 

[nbenevento]

If they seem healthy, acting normal, poop is normal, they are doing chicken stuff, it may just be stress from the new home. I started with 4 adults and they took a month to lay for me. I'm surprised they layed at all for you and quit though. I am still thinking stress.

 

[Millettes Flock]

After reading up on the situation I was thinking stress as well, from the new home and the younger ones picking on them. I was told by someone to lock all of them up in the coop until they do start laying again but really do not want to do that as I would hate to be locked up. Figure they are healthy and look good so eventually they will start laying again. The others should also start laying soon as they are 4 months old now so hopefully I will get some eggs soon.