Inconsistent laying in young birds?

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Hello. I have 6 chickens that we purchased ready to lay at the end of May. While we knew to expect some inconsistencies in the first few weeks, they seemed to settle in and for about a week, we were getting 6 eggs per day. In the last week or so, we've only been getting 4 per day. I don't see any signs that anyone is egg bound... everyone seems healthy and happy. Could they still be adjusting? I'm less concerned about the egg count per day and more concerned that there's an issue with 2 chickens. They have adequate space, light, food water etc. Thanks for any insight you can provide!
 
Chickens don't normally have an exact laying schedule. Some days they'll lay and some day they won't. It was quite the fluke having all of your hens lay everyday for a week! I'd say that four eggs per day is great with only six birds.
 
With healthy chickens, the best egg producers take about 27 hours to produce and lay the egg. Having all hens lay an egg everyday isn’t normal. 4/6 eggs a day is fantastic and tells you that your hens are happy and healthy.
 
My seven 10 months old Barred Rocks lay 4 to 7 eggs a day.
I actually mark on my calendar how many eggs I get. The past week I got 42.
Monday, 5. Tuesday, 7. Wednesday, 7. Thursday, 5. Friday, 4. Saturday, 7. Sunday, 7. 20190521_130207.jpg . Yeah they have a favorite nest. The white eggs are fakes.

My 38 months old Golden Comets are more varied. One retired from laying over a year ago. Another hen lays for a week, rests for 10 days to 2 weeks, then lays for a week and rests again. Then repeat. Been doing this for a couple of months.
The third hen molted for two months last winter and took another month to resume laying. What's amazing is she lays 5 to 6 eggs a week since.
The two Comets lay different shades and size, so it's easy to tell them apart. 20190506_091535.jpg . The white egg is ceramic.
My Golden Comets have a separate coop and pen.
 

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