Did you ask the hens about this? Mine would disagree and go on strike.See I mentioned this type of laying schedule to the husband who INSISTS I can "train" mine to lay in the morning. He says, get up, feed them, don't let them out to free range until about 10a.m. when according to him they will be done laying. Ugghhhhh.
I think this comes from the hens free ranging and laying eggs where you don't find them. If forced to lay in the house, easier to find and collect. Not all of us can go on an egg hunt daily.
My 2 hens are also upset they have to share the sunflower ration with the young ones. Takes a lot of energy chasing them off. The cockerels are about to take that long trip. 6 out of 15 are hens. The two maybes are now cockerels. So much for hoping.