"Do chickens mourn"?
While I am hesitant to say if they do or don't "mourn", I will nonetheless propose a more likely scenario for the apparent loss of production and that is the social upheaval caused by the loss of the Alpha Male.
More than likely the single bird that is laying is the Alpha Female and the rest are not laying due to the upset in their hormonal balance resulting from the fighting that is going on to re-establish the peck order.
If you observe the flock carefully, frequently and without prejudice an opportunity has presented itself to learn a great deal about the dynamics of the peck order.
Prof.
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