Many breeds don't lay consistently. Choosing egg laying breeds and culling them at 2-3 years will maximize you egg production. Even the higher egg producers will take a few months off during the molt season. It is physically taxing to produce eggs, and birds need a break to replenish their reserves.shoot! My husband won't like that. I love EE but feeding them for months without eggs . Mine stopped 3 weeks ago. So did my salmon Faverolles. They have fenced areas 35'x40' (6 chickens) and 25'x30'(4 chickens)
The only consistent layer is my Serama Silkie hen which lays 5+ a week till she went broody. On day 16 all 9 eggs are going strong. Thought she stopped laying but she was burying her eggs in the bedding.
I assume I chose the wrong breeds.