I would add a short lip at the bottom, which should provide more privacy and also keep out that bedding.
Something not mentioned yet - right now in late summer/early fall is when a lot of chickens will go through molt and stop laying until their hormones/bodies do their thing. Perhaps this is also playing into it.
Something not mentioned yet - right now in late summer/early fall is when a lot of chickens will go through molt and stop laying until their hormones/bodies do their thing. Perhaps this is also playing into it.