18% is better, most are 16%.....it's very common and pretty easy to overfeed stuff that dilutes the basic feed nutritents...why I mentioned it.
Could just be that the EE's are not prolific layers.......time will tell.....mine tho older and molted took most the winter off laying even with...
I love this pic!!
EE's can be less productive than other crosses...it's hard to say why and only time might tell how their overall production is.
Most pullets(birds under a year old)will lay thru winter with no supplemental lighting, but not all will.
One thing I see here is that you are...