One Broody Bantam hen and they all stop laying ??

Ok, so I found out what was happening. Miss broody pants was obviously sending some sort of chicken message to "GO AWAY!!!!" to the other hens. Some hens flat out stopped laying, others found somewhere else to lay their eggs. My hens have NEVER laid their eggs other then in the nest boxes in the coop. But ever since one hen (was two, but the second decided that laying on eggs were for the birds after 3 days of setting) set up shop in the coop, I have been finding a few eggs here and there on the ground all over my property.
 
Well, I moved Veldfire and her eggs to a safe location away from the flock so she can raise her babies in peace when they hatch next week. I am kicking myself for not removing her from the coop earlier! I already got 3 eggs in the nest boxes this morning! It is almost like the other hens are like...YAY! Miss meany broody isn't here anymore! We can lay our eggs in here again!
 

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