What am I doing wrong!?

Do you have fake eggs or golfballs in the nest boxes? This helps them figure out where to lay when they do start. I have 6 pullets, all 5 months old, and only 4 are laying. My Production RIR's I think are laying "fart" eggs while on the roost, every other day or so I get one soft shell egg under where they each perch. They are bottom of the pecking order so they are a little stressed. I honestly thought they would be my first layers, got that one wrong. Be patient and look for a possible hidden nest.
 
I have looked and looked for hidden nests. They don't even appear to squat in front of me. Morel like they run around me wanting treats everytime I go out there. I am really beginning to think that if they are laying something is stealing the eggs, but I don't know what!
 

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