It may I guess, but longer hours of dark, i.e. winter, will cause them to slow if not stop laying. Plus it's just not as an intense environment, just want them to settle down and heal.
Have a light brahma hen 6 months old, wife saw it this morning with huge stool build up almost like pasty butt. After a quick look we thought prolapse, gather up some goodies to start, hopefully, fixing her and in for a soak she goes..... come to find out what we thought was the insides was...