do easter eggers stop laying during the winter

[gritsar]

My adult easter egger has finished her molt and is now back to laying, usually 5 days a week. Her daughter, an EE/turken cross that lays olive colored eggs, is still laying regularly, 6 days out of 7.

 

[CatCohen]

Following this thread, my EE stopped laying in November. Almost lost her a few weeks ago (January 6) but she is on the mend. Took in 2 older EEs that needed to be re-homed. They haven't laid since November their former owners told me. It's almost February - no eggs from these three. And we're in Phoenix, so it isn't cold. Is this normal?

 

[Patinas]

All 3 of my EE's stopped laying end of November and began partial molts. Two of them are still looking pretty ragged but the third one started laying again about every other day just over a week ago. I'm surprised only because we are still not getting a whole lotta daylight hours and with all the stormy weather there are lots of days it's pretty dark outside. I do make every attempt to let them out to range when there are breaks in the weather since their run is completely covered so I do think that helps when they can get out and get more light on their bodies.

 

[Chickassan]

Don't feel bad I've been getting one EE egg sporadically since September and by that i mean one every couple months. She has molted, still plenty young. Her ameracuna buddy hasn't laid a darn thing since September, again fully molted and not even two years old yet. They just must be more seasonally sensitive.

 

[FlyWheel]

Of my 8 EEs four layed consistently their first winter, the whole season, stopping for nothing. This winter only two or three lay periodically, when the urge strikes them. So age obviously has something to do with it as well.